To find the number of neutrons in an atom, subtract its _____.

Chemistry

2 answers:

SpyIntel [72]3 years ago

8 0

Explanation:

It is known that an atom consists of protons, neutrons and electrons. Both protons and neutrons are located inside the nucleus of an atom whereas electrons revolve around the nucleus.

Atomic number is the total number of protons present in an atom. On the other hand, atomic mass is the sum of total number of protons and neutrons present in an atom.

That is, Atomic mass = no. of protons + no. of neutrons

no. of neutrons = atomic mass - no. of protons

Therefore, we can conclude that to find the number of neutrons in an atom, subtract its number of protons from atomic mass.

Komok [63]3 years ago

6 0

Subtract it's atomic number from it's mass number

You might be interested in

A sample of gas A has a molar mass of 4 grams while a sample of gas B has a molar mass of 16 grams. Which statement holds true?

jeka94

I believe the closest possible answer to this question are:Gas A effuses faster than gas B.The molar mass is directly proportional to the rate of effusion.Thank you for your question. Please don't hesitate to ask in Brainly your queries

4 0

4 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Carbon disulfide is prepared industrially by reacting carbon with sulfur dioxide according to the above equation. If 70.8 g of c

Rus_ich [418]

Answer:

1.18 moles of CS₂ are produced by the reaction.

Explanation:

We present the reaction:

5C + 2SO₂ → CS₂ + 4CO

5 moles of carbon react to 2 moles of sulfur dioxide in order to produce 1 mol of carbon disulfide and 4 moles of carbon monoxide.

As we do not have data from the SO₂, we assume this as the excess reagent. We convert the mass of carbon to moles:

70.8 g / 12 g/mol = 5.9 moles

Ratio is 5:1, so 5 moles of carbon react to produce 1 mol of CS₂

Then, 5.9 moles will produce (5.9 . 1) / 5 = 1.18 moles

8 0

3 years ago

What kind of chemical bond is found between paired bases of the dna double helix?

zimovet [89]

Hydrogen. Covalent bonds occur within each linear strand and strongly bond the bases, sugars, and phosphate groups (both within each component and between components). Hydrogen bonds occur between the two strands and involve a base from one strand with a base from the second in complementary pairing.

3 0

3 years ago

What is chemical formula for: Iron (III) fluoride

True [87]

Answer:

FeF3

Explanation:

You have to break this problems down and know the naming rules.

- symbol for iron - Fe

- symbol for fluoride - F

- Add together - FeF

- Now, add the 3