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Ar-40 accounts for 99.6% of the total.

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Which isotope of argon must be most common?

40 Ar, because of its weight its very close to 40g/mol


What is argons most common isotope?

Ar 40 is the most common isotope, accounting for 99.6% of the total (by weight).


Argon has 18 neutrons in its nucleus?

That statement is incorrect. Argon has an atomic number of 18, which means it has 18 protons in its nucleus. The number of neutrons in an argon nucleus can vary depending on the isotope, but a common isotope, Argon-40, has 22 neutrons.


What is the mass number atomic mass of the most common isotope of argon?

Argon is a non metal element. Mass number of it is 40.


What argon isotope has 22 neutrons?

neutrons = 22 (for the most stable isotope of argon, Ar-40)


How many protons and neutrons does the nucleus of argon?

An argon nucleus typically contains 18 protons and either 20 or 22 neutrons, depending on the isotope of argon. The most common isotope, argon-40, has 18 protons and 22 neutrons.


Which isotope of argon is most commonly found?

Argon-40 is the most commonly found isotope of argon on Earth, with a natural abundance of about 99.6%. This isotope is stable and is produced from the radioactive decay of potassium-40 in the Earth's crust.


What isotopes contain 18 protons and 22 neutrons?

Only one isotope has a given number of protons andneutrons. In this case it is Argon-40


What is argon's half-life?

Argon does not have a half-life because it is a stable element. Argon-40, a radioactive isotope of argon, has a half-life of about 1.25 billion years and is commonly used in radiometric dating.


What is the nucleus of argon?

The nucleus contains 18 protons and neutrons. The number of neutrons depends on the isotope of argon. Ar-20, the most common isotope of argon has 22 neutrons.


How did argon get into the earth's atmosphere?

The most common isotope of Argon, 40Ar, accounts for just under 1% of the Earth's atmosphere. Most of this comes from the radioactive decay of Potassiom-40 in the Earth's crust.


What is the middle of the Argon?

The centre of argon consists of the nucleus of argon with 18 protons. Also there will be 22 neutrons in the nucleus for the most stable isotope of argon.