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From the Periodic Table, potassium has an atomic number of 19. This means that potassium atoms have 19 protons in their nuclei. In a neutral atom, the number of protons equals the number of electrons. Therefore, potassium atoms have 19 electrons. Mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an isotope. If you know the mass number and number of protons, subtract the number of protons from the mass number. In the case of potassium-31, the mass number is 31. So, subtract 19 from 31 and you get 12, which is the number of neutrons.

So the atoms of potassium-31 has 19 protons, 19 neutrons, and 12 neutrons.

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