All chlorine atoms contain 17 protons in each nucleus. The mass number is the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons; therefore, the atom described in the question has a mass number of 35.
The number of neutrons is different for each isotope. Chlorine-35 has eighteen neutrons. Chlorine-36 has nineteen neutrons. Chlorine-37 has twenty neutrons. ....... etc.
In an atom of chlorine with an atomic number of 17, the number of protons in the nucleus is 17. Since the atom is neutral, it will also have 17 electrons. Neutrons can be calculated by subtracting the atomic number from the atomic mass, so for chlorine with an atomic mass of 35, it would have 35 - 17 = 18 neutrons in the nucleus.
The isotope Chlorine-37 (or denoted as 37Cl) has 20 neutrons per atom. 37 is the mass number (sum of number of neutrons and protons per atom) and we know that the atomic number for Cl irregardless of whichever isotope is 17, which means all Cl atoms have 17 protons. Therefore the number of neutrons for Chlorine-37 is 37 - 17 = 20.
Each chlorine atom contains 17 electrons, which offset the electric charge of the 17 protons in the nucleus of each atom, as indicated by the fact that the atomic number of chlorine is 17. The number of neutrons per atom varies, however, depending on which isotope of chlorine is examined. There are two naturally occurring and radioactively stable isotopes of chlorine, with mass numbers of 35 and 37, and there are many other radioactive isotopes. The number of neutrons in an atom of a particular isotope may be found by subtracting 17, the atomic number of chlorine, from the mass number.
The mass number represents the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. The atomic number specifies the number of protons in the nucleus. The difference between the mass number and atomic number gives the number of neutrons in the nucleus.
The number of neutrons is different for each isotope. Chlorine-35 has eighteen neutrons. Chlorine-36 has nineteen neutrons. Chlorine-37 has twenty neutrons. ....... etc.
A Chlorine atom typically has 18 neutrons in its nucleus. This is because the atomic number of Chlorine is 17, which represents the number of protons in its nucleus. By adding the number of protons to the number of neutrons, we can determine the total number of particles in the nucleus.
In an atom of chlorine with an atomic number of 17, the number of protons in the nucleus is 17. Since the atom is neutral, it will also have 17 electrons. Neutrons can be calculated by subtracting the atomic number from the atomic mass, so for chlorine with an atomic mass of 35, it would have 35 - 17 = 18 neutrons in the nucleus.
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Chlorine has 17 electrons and protons; the number of neutrons is specific for each isotope. Number of neutrons in a chlorine isotope = Mass number - 17
Chlorine has isotopes with mass numbers ranging from 32 to 40.
No, protons are found in the nucleus of a chlorine atom, while electrons are located outside the nucleus in electron shells. Chlorine has 17 protons in its nucleus, but the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons to maintain overall charge neutrality.
Outside the nucleus (where the protons and neutrons are) in a "cloud".
The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
The isotope Chlorine-37 (or denoted as 37Cl) has 20 neutrons per atom. 37 is the mass number (sum of number of neutrons and protons per atom) and we know that the atomic number for Cl irregardless of whichever isotope is 17, which means all Cl atoms have 17 protons. Therefore the number of neutrons for Chlorine-37 is 37 - 17 = 20.
A chlorine atoms is always a molecule of chlorine, irrespective of the number of neutrons it may have.
Each chlorine atom contains 17 electrons, which offset the electric charge of the 17 protons in the nucleus of each atom, as indicated by the fact that the atomic number of chlorine is 17. The number of neutrons per atom varies, however, depending on which isotope of chlorine is examined. There are two naturally occurring and radioactively stable isotopes of chlorine, with mass numbers of 35 and 37, and there are many other radioactive isotopes. The number of neutrons in an atom of a particular isotope may be found by subtracting 17, the atomic number of chlorine, from the mass number.