Atomic Mass
mass number
Number of protons + Number of neutrons = Mass number(number of nucleons)
Nucleon Number (total number of protons and neutrons)
The atomic number of oxygen is 8. So it has 8 protons. And O-18 isotope has 10 neutrons.
mass no. = no. of protons + no. of neutrons
Lithium-9 has exactly 3 protons, 3 electrons, and 6 neutrons. To Find the number of protons just look on your periodic table, the number usually above the element on the table or the number in bold. (3) Finding the number of neutrons is simply the number preceeding the name (9) minus the number of protons (3).
Number of protons + Number of neutrons = Mass number(number of nucleons)
In a uranium-238 atom, the number in the isotope name stands for the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. So in this case, uranium-238 has 92 protons (atomic number) and 146 neutrons (238 - 92).
Nucleon Number (total number of protons and neutrons)
The atomic number of oxygen is 8. So it has 8 protons. And O-18 isotope has 10 neutrons.
mass no. = no. of protons + no. of neutrons
in order to obtain the mass number of an atom you must get the number of neutrons + the number of protons which = the mass number !!!hope this helped!!! :)
mass number
Mass number is always the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons; in this instance, 34.
The number of protons in a nucleus of an atom is called the "proton number", strangely enough. If you are a physicist, you will most likely prefer this term. Chemists however, would rather call it "atomic number".
Lithium-9 has exactly 3 protons, 3 electrons, and 6 neutrons. To Find the number of protons just look on your periodic table, the number usually above the element on the table or the number in bold. (3) Finding the number of neutrons is simply the number preceeding the name (9) minus the number of protons (3).
IsotopeIsotopes
A hydrogen atom has 1 proton in its nucleus. Since the helium-4 atom has twice as many protons as hydrogen, it has 2 protons. Helium-4 also has 2 neutrons, hence the name "4" representing the total number of protons and neutrons.