Question

A particular atom contains 29 electrons, 34 neutrons, and 29 protons. what is the identity of this element and what is its atomic number?

Answer 1

Answer:

             Identity =  Copper

             Atomic Number =  29

Explanation:

Given Data:

Number of Electrons  =  29

Number of Neutrons =  34

Number of Protons  =  29

Identity and atomic number of Element:

                              This element can be identified by using two sources, i) Atomic Number ii) Electronic Configuration.

Atomic Number is defined as the number of protons present in the nucleus of an element. As the given number of protons are 29, therefore, the atomic number of this element is also 29.

Secondly, if the element is in neutral state then its number of protons must be equal to the number of electrons present in it. So, in neutral state this element will contain 29 electrons. Therefore, the electronic configuration is as follow,

                                     1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 4s², 3d⁹

Now using electronic configuration one can easily identify the position of this element in periodic table. As the valence shell is 4, so it belongs to period 4 and there are 9 electrons in d-subshell so it belongs to transition elemnts and transition element with 9 electrons in d shell is Copper. Also, the stable electronic configuration of copper is written as,

                                     1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 4s¹, 3d¹⁰