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These two combinations are isotopes of helium, and bothare stable. On earth helium-4 (two protons & two neutrons) is about a million times more abundant then helium-3 (two protons & one neutron). A link can be found below for more information.

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What are examples of isotopes with fewer neutrons than protons?

Hydrogen-1 (protium):1 proton, 0 neutrons (stable) Helium-2 (diproton): 2 protons, 0 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Helium-3: 2 protons, 1 neutron (stable) Lithium-4: 3 protons, 1 neutron (unstable - extremely short half-life) Lithium-5: 3 protons, 2 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Beryllium-5: 4 protons, 1 neutron (mostly theoretical, unstable, extremely short half-life if formed) Beryllium-5: 4 protons, 2 neutron (unstable - extremely short half-life) Beryllium-5: 4 protons, 3 neutron (unstable - extremely short half-life) Boron-6: 5 protons, 1 neutron (mostly theoretical, extremely short half-life if formed) Boron-7: 5 protons, 2 neutron (unstable - extremely short half-life) Boron-8: 5 protons, 3 neutron (unstable - short half-life) Boron-9: 5 protons, 4 neutron (unstable - extremely short half-life) Carbon-8: 6 protons, 2 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Carbon-9: 6 protons, 3 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Carbon-10: 6 protons, 4 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Carbon-11: 6 protons, 5 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Nitrogen-10: 7 protons, 3 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Nitrogen-11: 7 protons, 4 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Nitrogen-12: 7 protons, 5 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Nitrogen-13: 7 protons, 6 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Oxygen-12: 8 protons, 4 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Oxygen-13: 8 protons, 5 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Oxygen-14: 8 protons, 6 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Oxygen-15: 8 protons, 7 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Fluorine-14: 9 protons, 5 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Fluorine-15: 9 protons, 6 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Fluorine-16: 9 protons, 7 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Fluorine-17: 9 protons, 8 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Neon-16: 10 protons, 6 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Neon-17: 10 protons, 7 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Neon-18: 10 protons, 8 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Neon-19: 10 protons, 9 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) ... and the list goes on


What is the neutron of helium?

The natural isotope 4He has 2 protons and 2 neutrons. The natural isotope 3He has 2 protons and 1 neutron.


How many protons and neutrons and electrons does helium-have?

Protons: 2 neutrons: 2 electrons: 2 Helium-3: 2 protons, 1 neutron, 2 electrons Helium-4: 2 protons, 2 neutrons, 2 electrons


Protons and neutrons can be subdivided into by colliding them?

A proton can be divided into 2 Ups and a Down quark, and a neutron into 2 Downs and an Up quark. In general the quark is the elementary particle from which protons and neutron are formed.


How many protons neutrons and electrons does the inert gas helium have?

2 protons, 2 electrons He-3 isotope has 1 neutron He-4 isotope has 2 neutrons

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What are examples of isotopes with fewer neutrons than protons?

Hydrogen-1 (protium):1 proton, 0 neutrons (stable) Helium-2 (diproton): 2 protons, 0 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Helium-3: 2 protons, 1 neutron (stable) Lithium-4: 3 protons, 1 neutron (unstable - extremely short half-life) Lithium-5: 3 protons, 2 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Beryllium-5: 4 protons, 1 neutron (mostly theoretical, unstable, extremely short half-life if formed) Beryllium-5: 4 protons, 2 neutron (unstable - extremely short half-life) Beryllium-5: 4 protons, 3 neutron (unstable - extremely short half-life) Boron-6: 5 protons, 1 neutron (mostly theoretical, extremely short half-life if formed) Boron-7: 5 protons, 2 neutron (unstable - extremely short half-life) Boron-8: 5 protons, 3 neutron (unstable - short half-life) Boron-9: 5 protons, 4 neutron (unstable - extremely short half-life) Carbon-8: 6 protons, 2 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Carbon-9: 6 protons, 3 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Carbon-10: 6 protons, 4 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Carbon-11: 6 protons, 5 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Nitrogen-10: 7 protons, 3 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Nitrogen-11: 7 protons, 4 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Nitrogen-12: 7 protons, 5 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Nitrogen-13: 7 protons, 6 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Oxygen-12: 8 protons, 4 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Oxygen-13: 8 protons, 5 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Oxygen-14: 8 protons, 6 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Oxygen-15: 8 protons, 7 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Fluorine-14: 9 protons, 5 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Fluorine-15: 9 protons, 6 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Fluorine-16: 9 protons, 7 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Fluorine-17: 9 protons, 8 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Neon-16: 10 protons, 6 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Neon-17: 10 protons, 7 neutrons (unstable - extremely short half-life) Neon-18: 10 protons, 8 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) Neon-19: 10 protons, 9 neutrons (unstable - short half-life) ... and the list goes on


What is the neutron of helium?

The natural isotope 4He has 2 protons and 2 neutrons. The natural isotope 3He has 2 protons and 1 neutron.


How many number of neutrons in helium 3?

1 neutron It has in its nucleus 1 neutron and 2 protons so its mass number is 3, hence whay it is called helium-3. (Mass number = # of protons + # of neutrons)


An example of an atom that has no charge is one that has A 2 protons 2 electrons and 1 neutron B 1 proton 2 electrons and 3 neutrons C 3 protons 1 electron and 3 neutrons?

The atom that has no charge is option A: 2 protons, 2 electrons, and 1 neutron. This is because the number of protons (positively charged) is equal to the number of electrons (negatively charged), making the atom electrically neutral.


How many neutrons helium has?

Helium-4 has 2 protons and 2 neutrons. The less common helium-3 has 2 protons but only 1 neutron. There are also several additional isotopes (that is, different number of neutrons), but those are unstable (radioactive).


How many protons and how many neutrons in the nucleus of a helium 4 atom?

2 protons and 2 neutron


How many protons neutrons and electrons are there in 3He?

3He has 2 protons, 1 neutron, and 2 electrons.


How many neutron are there in the lithium ion that has 3 protons?

2


What element has only 1 neutron?

The isotope helium-3 has only one neutron. It has 1 neutron, 2 protons and 2 electrons. You can get an atom's number of neutrons by subtracting its atomic number from its mass (nucleon) number.


What can protons and neutrons be subdivided into by colliding them?

A proton can be divided into 2 Ups and a Down quark, and a neutron into 2 Downs and an Up quark. In general the quark is the elementary particle from which protons and neutron are formed.


How many protons and neutrons and electrons does helium-have?

Protons: 2 neutrons: 2 electrons: 2 Helium-3: 2 protons, 1 neutron, 2 electrons Helium-4: 2 protons, 2 neutrons, 2 electrons


If an atom has two protons would it be stable?

The atoms having 2 protons only in nucleus is not stable but 2 protons with 2 neutron in Helium nucleus are very stable.