An atom nucleus contains 28 protons and the atom has a mass number of 60. how many neutrons does this atom contain? how many ele

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Novosadov [1.4K]

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An atom nucleus contains 28 protons and the atom has a mass number of 60. how many neutrons does this atom contain? how many ele

ctrons? what is the identity of the atom?

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wlad13 [49] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-15T01:35:01+03:00

wlad13 [49]4 years ago

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Number of neutrons = mass number - proton number = 60- 28 = 32
electrons = proton number for a neutral atom = 28
the identity of the atom is written as
60
. X
28