the atomic mass of magnesium is 24 daltons and the atomic number is 12. a. how many electrons does an electrically neutral magne
1 answer:
Atomic Mass will be 23 the new magnesium formed will be its isotope of magnesium.
We know that,
In stable condition
Number of electrons = Number of protons
Atomic number represents number of proton .
So, here number of proton is 12
Therefore, number of electron is 12
We know that -
Atomic mass = number of protons +Number of neutron
So if magnesium loses one neutron i.e. new number of neutron is 11
then its atomic mass changes.
New atomic mass will be
Atomic mass =
Atomic mass = 23
This new element with atomic mass 23 and atomic number 12 is the isotope of magnesium.
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Explanation:
It is known that the ground state electronic configuration of silicon is .
And, we know that when an atom tends to gain an electron then it acquires a negative charge and when an atom tends to lose an electron then it acquires a positive charge.
As has a +4 charge which means that it has lost 4 electrons. Hence, the electronic configuration of
is
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According to the Aufbau principle, in the ground state of an atom or ion the electrons fill atomic orbitals of the lowest energy levels first, before filling the higher energy levels.
As 2p orbital is filled after the filling of 2s orbital.
Therefore, we can conclude that 2p orbital will be occupied by the electrons of highest energy for the ground-state ion.