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the atomic number of any element is the number of protons in its nucleus, so in this case, 31, Gallium

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Rubidium (symbol = Rb)

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What are some real world connections about the number 37?

An atom of the element rubidium contains 37 protons and 37 electrons.


How many protons does the element RB have?

Each atom of Rubidium (Rb) has 37 protons.


What can you say about an atom of an element which has 17 protons 18 electrons and 20 neutrons?

This is the ion Cl- of the isotope chlorine-37.


If scientists have determined that a neutral atom of rubidium has an atomic number of 37 and a mass number of 85 how many protons neutrons and electrons does the atom have?

Rubidium's atomic number is 37 and atomic number is the same as the protons (37 protons) Protons equal electrons so there is the same number of protons and electrons (37 electrons). The atomic mass of this element is About 85, and protons and neutrons weigh about 1 so you can subtract 37 from 85 to get and 48 neutrons. 37 protons, 37 electrons and 48 neutrons.


What element has 18 neutrons in its atom?

There are several. However, Chlorine is one. Chlorine-35 has 17 protons, 18 neutrons and 17 electrons in its isotopic atom. However, Chlorine-37 has 17 protons, 20 neutrons and 17 electrons in its isotopic atom.


What is the complete symbol of an atom that has two more protrons and electrons in bromine?

Br(35) + 2p + 2e == Rb(37) The atom numbers (between parentheses) by definition are representing the number of protons in the nucleus of that element.


What has 24 protons and 13 neutrons?

Any atom with 24 protons is a chromium atom. In this case the isotope would be chromium-37, but no such isotope exists.


How many protons and neutrons in Cl-37?

The number of protons in Chlorine is relative to its atomic number of 17. The amount of protons will not change, or will become a different element. The 37 refers to the amount of nucleons in the element. The total nucleons is calculated by adding the amount of protons and neutrons, so if we know there are 17 protons, 37-17= 20 neutrons. There are 17 protons and 20 neutrons in Cl-37.


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 is the mass number of a zinc atom that has 37 neutrons?

It has 30 protons so 30+37 = 67.


What element is in group 1 with 37 protons?

If you look at a periodic table and go to group one, and than the element with an atomic number of 37 it is Rb. The atomic number is the number of protons and electrons. Rb is Rubidium.


How many neutrons and protons make up a charged atom?

Neutrons are 'zero' charged. Protons are positively(+) charged. Electrons are negatively(-) charged. For any neutrally charged atom , the number of protons(+) equals the number of electrons(-); the charges balance. However, when an atom loses or gains electrons it becomes a charged species and is called an ION , not an atom. If the number of protons changes then it is a completely different element. Neutrons have no effect on the charge of an atom/ion, they only effect the atomic mass. Here are some examples. Hydrogen has one proton and one electrons ; charges balance. However the hydrogen ion has one proton and no electrons (H^+) Chlorine has two isotopes l different number of neutrons Chlorine - 35 , 17 protons , 18 neutrons and 17 electrons The Chloride(-35) ion has 17 protons , 18 neutrons and 18 electrons (35)Cl^-) , the chloride -35 ion Chlorine - 37, 17 protons , 20 neutrons and 17 electrons The Chloride(-37) ion has 17 protons , 20 neutrons, and 18 electrons (37)Cl^-) , the chloride - 37 ion. The Chloride(-37) ion has 17 protons, 20 neutrons and 18 electrons Notice , for the given element the number of protons remains the same, the different isotopes have different number of neutrons, and the ions have a different number of electrons.