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There are 9 protons and 9 electrons in a fluorine atom The only stable isotope has 10 neutrons

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How many protons are in the nucleus of an atom of fluorine 19?

there are 19 protons in a fluorine-19 atom. Ironic huh? There are 9 protons in the fluorine 19 nucleus. There are 10 neutrons. The atomic number of fluorine is 9, which is the number of protons in a nucleus. The isotope number is the total number of protons and neutrons. The number of neutrons is different between fluorine 18 and 19 (9 and 10 respectively). They both have 9 protons.


How many protons and neutrons in the fluorine?

Fluorine has an atomic number of 9. Therefore it has 9 protons and electrons. It has an atomic mass of 19 amu. Therefore, the number of neutrons present can be calculated by subtracting the number of protons from its mass, i.e., 19-9=10. thus, fluorine has 9 protons and 10 electrons.


How many protons are in fluorine assuming it is a neutral atom?

Flourine has 9 protons and this number is independent of the charge on the atom


How many protron and electron does F have?

Fluorine, F, has the atomic number 9. Atomic number is the number of protons, so fluorine atoms have 9 protons in their nuclei. In a neutral atom, the number of protons and electrons are equal. So a neutral F atom will have 9 electrons.


How many neutrons are in a typical fluorine atom?

A typical fluorine atom has 10 neutrons. Fluorine has an atomic number of 9, indicating it has 9 protons. The most common isotope of fluorine, fluorine-19, has a mass number of 19, which is the sum of its protons and neutrons, resulting in 10 neutrons (19 - 9 = 10).