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Number of protons + Number of neutrons = Mass number(number of nucleons)

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How are all isotopes of a single element different?

Isotopes have the same amount of protons but a different amount of neutrons.


What is the atomic number for an element with 37 neutrons and a mass number of 72?

The mass number is the amount of protons and neutrons in an element. The atomic number is equal to the amount of protons. Therefore to get the number of protons from the given information, you would subtract 37 from 72 which gives you 35 protons aka its atomic number!


Is it true The number of neutrons in an atom is referred to as the atomic number of that element?

No, the atomic number refers to the protons of an atom, and for the most part the electrons. The atomic mass refers to the neutrons of an element in a way; the atomic mass consists of protons and neutrons, so if you subtract the amount of protons from the atomic mass, you get the amount of neutrons. For example oxygen has an average atomic mass of 16.01 and has 8 protons, so 16.01 atomic mass-8 protons=8.01 average neutrons. Now this is just for the average amount of neutrons, which is changed by isotopes (atoms with different amounts of neutrons).


What element has the same number of neutrons and protons?

Atoms having the same number of protons and neutrons make up the same element.


How do you find how many protons electrons and neutrons are in an atom?

The amount of protons is the same as the Atomic Number of the atom. Also the same goes for the amount of electrons. The number of neutrons in an atom would be the atomic mass minus the number of protons, neutrons, or atomic number. (it doesn't matter which of the three you use because they are all the same number) For example Titanium has an atomic number of 22, protons 22, and electrons 22. The atomic mass is 47, so to find the amount of neutrons you would take the atomic mass (47) minus the atomic number, protons, or electrons (22). So this would be your equation... Atomic mass - electrons (or whichever you choose) equals number of neutrons. So-> 47-22=25 neutrons.

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How are all isotopes of a single element different?

Isotopes have the same amount of protons but a different amount of neutrons.


What is the atomic number for an element with 37 neutrons and a mass number of 72?

The mass number is the amount of protons and neutrons in an element. The atomic number is equal to the amount of protons. Therefore to get the number of protons from the given information, you would subtract 37 from 72 which gives you 35 protons aka its atomic number!


What element has 8 neutrons 8 protons?

The element that has 8 protons and 8 neutrons is oxygen.


What is the number of protons and neutrons called?

The number protons in an atom is called the atomic number (it is this number that tells us which element the atom is). The number of neutrons in an atom can change, but the term for the amount of neutrons is called an isotope. The number of protons and neutrons added together is called the atomic mass.


What makes any element that specific element?

The Atom consists of a certain amount of electrons, protons and usually neutrons. The amount of each of these sub-atomic particles is what makes an element that specific element. Actually, it is only the protons. The number of neutrons and/or electrons can vary, and it is still the same element. The one thing that makes an element that specific element is only the number of protons.


What is the sum of protons and neutrons known as an element?

Sum of protons and neutrons is the Mass number of the element. The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons. Neutrons and protons are sub atomic particles.


Finding the number of neutrons in an element?

To find the number of neutrons in an element, subtract the atomic number (number of protons) from the mass number (sum of protons and neutrons). Neutrons do not carry a charge and help stabilize the nucleus of an atom.


An element's atomic mass number is?

It is about neutrons and protons. The total of neutrons and protons.


Is it true The number of neutrons in an atom is referred to as the atomic number of that element?

No, the atomic number refers to the protons of an atom, and for the most part the electrons. The atomic mass refers to the neutrons of an element in a way; the atomic mass consists of protons and neutrons, so if you subtract the amount of protons from the atomic mass, you get the amount of neutrons. For example oxygen has an average atomic mass of 16.01 and has 8 protons, so 16.01 atomic mass-8 protons=8.01 average neutrons. Now this is just for the average amount of neutrons, which is changed by isotopes (atoms with different amounts of neutrons).


The mass number of an atom indicates the number of what?

The mass number is the sum of protons + neutrons.


How is the mass number related to the number of protons and neutrons and atoms has?

The mass number of an atom is the sum of its protons and neutrons. It represents the total number of nuclear particles (protons and neutrons) in the atom's nucleus. The number of protons in an atom determines its element, while the number of neutrons can vary to create different isotopes of the element.


What are the element number of neutrons?

Number of Neutrons = Mass number - Number of Protons