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The atomic number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus. The mass number is equal to the total number of nucleons (both protons and neutrons). Therefore, there are 13 protons and neutrons, 6 of which are protons, leaving the remaining 7 to be neutrons. In short, 6 protons, 7 neutrons. You're referring to carbon-13, an uncommon isotope of carbon. Sharondenadel The atomic number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus. The mass number is equal to the total number of nucleons (both protons and neutrons). Therefore, there are 13 protons and neutrons, 6 of which are protons, leaving the remaining 7 to be neutrons. In short, 6 protons, 7 neutrons. You're referring to carbon-13, an uncommon isotope of carbon. Sharondenadel
An isotope of oxygen with atomic number 8 could have various numbers of neutrons, leading to different mass numbers. Isotopes such as oxygen-16 (8 protons and 8 neutrons), oxygen-17 (8 protons and 9 neutrons), and oxygen-18 (8 protons and 10 neutrons) are examples of isotopes of oxygen that exist.
The more stable polonium atoms have 125 neutrons. As with other elements, polonium atoms can have varying numbers of isotopes (variants with different number of neutrons).Polonium has 33 isotopes ranging from 104 to 136 neutrons.
Not necessarily. The mass of an atom is determined by the sum of its protons and neutrons. An atom with a mass of 23 amu could have an even or odd number of protons, depending on the specific element.
An element with 16 neutrons could be oxygen-16, which is a stable isotope of oxygen.
It could possibly be a stable isotope of Beryllium
It could have 11 neutrons. This would be a different isotope
Boron has 2 isotopes and both are stable thus, depending on the isotope, an atom of Boron could have 5 or 6 neutrons in it nucleus. 10B has 5 neutrons (and 5 protons) 11B has 6 neutrons (and 5 protons) As about about 80% of all boron is 11B, most Boron atoms will be found to have 6 neutrons.
I might be able to answer better if I knew why you think this should (or even COULD) happen. In the Standard Model, both protons and neutrons are composed of three quarks (up, up, down for protons and up, down, down for neutrons). These arrangements are much more stable than any hypothetical six quark structure that would be produced by combining them.
To design a neutral stable atom with a mass of 8, you could create an oxygen atom. An oxygen atom has 8 protons, 8 electrons, and 8 neutrons, which gives it a mass number of 16. This configuration ensures the atom is neutral and stable.
The atomic number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus. The mass number is equal to the total number of nucleons (both protons and neutrons). Therefore, there are 13 protons and neutrons, 6 of which are protons, leaving the remaining 7 to be neutrons. In short, 6 protons, 7 neutrons. You're referring to carbon-13, an uncommon isotope of carbon. Sharondenadel The atomic number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus. The mass number is equal to the total number of nucleons (both protons and neutrons). Therefore, there are 13 protons and neutrons, 6 of which are protons, leaving the remaining 7 to be neutrons. In short, 6 protons, 7 neutrons. You're referring to carbon-13, an uncommon isotope of carbon. Sharondenadel
Yes, an atom with 26 protons and mass number 52 is possible and corresponds to iron (Fe) because the number of protons determines the element (in this case, iron with 26 protons), and the mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons (26 protons + 26 neutrons = mass number 52). This configuration is stable and matches the properties of iron.
Neutrons and Protons. It has one of everything you could imagine.
Some nuclei found in nature are unstable and undergo radioactive decay, where they emit alpha particles to become more stable. This process helps the nucleus reach a more balanced state by releasing excess protons and neutrons in the form of an alpha particle, which consists of two protons and two neutrons.
An isotope of oxygen with atomic number 8 could have various numbers of neutrons, leading to different mass numbers. Isotopes such as oxygen-16 (8 protons and 8 neutrons), oxygen-17 (8 protons and 9 neutrons), and oxygen-18 (8 protons and 10 neutrons) are examples of isotopes of oxygen that exist.
The more stable polonium atoms have 125 neutrons. As with other elements, polonium atoms can have varying numbers of isotopes (variants with different number of neutrons).Polonium has 33 isotopes ranging from 104 to 136 neutrons.
Not necessarily. The mass of an atom is determined by the sum of its protons and neutrons. An atom with a mass of 23 amu could have an even or odd number of protons, depending on the specific element.