no electrons have mass, about 1/1800 that of a proton or neutron.
The mass of an atom is determined by the combined mass of its protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons and neutrons are the primary contributors to the mass, while electrons have a negligible mass in comparison.
The number of protons
Add the number of protons plus the number of neutrons for an approximate answer. Compared to protons and neutrons, electrons have zero mass - it takes over 1800 electrons to equal the mass of a proton or neutron.
21 protons, 21 electrons and 23 neutrons
Atomic mass is composed of the mass of protons, neutrons, and electrons within an atom. Protons and neutrons reside in the nucleus of the atom, while electrons orbit around the nucleus. The sum of the masses of protons and neutrons is the primary contributor to the atomic mass.
Electrons have no relevant mass, and protons and neutrons both have the mass of 1u. If Calcium has the number 20, it has 20 protons (and electrons). It's mass is about 40u. Core Mass - Protons = Neutrons 40u - 20u = 20u, this means Calcium has 20 electrons, 20 protons and 20 neutrons.
The mass of an atom is determined by the combined mass of its protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons and neutrons are the primary contributors to the mass, while electrons have a negligible mass in comparison.
The sum of masses of protons, neutrons and electrons.
# of protons = # of electrons # of protons/ electrons + # of neutrons = atomic mass
Mass of an atom = mass of protons + mass of neutrons
For a stable atom, no. of protons= no. of electrons no of neutrons= Atomic Mass- no. of protons
The number of protons
Americium has 95 protons and electrons. Number of neutrons: atomic mass of an isotope - number of protons
protons plus neutrons
For a stable atom, no. of protons= no. of electrons no of neutrons= Atomic Mass- no. of protons
Add the number of protons plus the number of neutrons for an approximate answer. Compared to protons and neutrons, electrons have zero mass - it takes over 1800 electrons to equal the mass of a proton or neutron.
Electrons have the smallest mass compared to protons and neutrons. The mass of a proton is approximately 1836 times greater than the mass of an electron, and the mass of a neutron is slightly greater than that of a proton.