Question

Identify the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in a neutral atom of each of the following (you can refer to a periodic table) carbon-12 sodium-23 silver-108 sulfur-32

Answer 1

You must first know that the number of protons and neutrons are same, and neutrons number may vary. Carbon 12 has 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons. Sodium 23 has 12 protons , 12 electrons and and 11 neutrons. Silver 108 has 47 protons, 47 electrons and 61 electrons. Finally, Sulfur 32 has 16 protons, 16 nuetrons and 16 electrons. Basically the number of neutrons in an atom can be found by subtracting proton number from mass number