How many protons does Thorium have? 90
How many neutrons does Thorium-234 have? 144
Calculate the mass defect for the isotope thorium-234 1.85864 amu
Answer:
3.68 grams.
Explanation:
First we <u>convert 9.5 g of NaCl into moles of NaCl</u>, using its<em> molar mass</em>:
9.5 g ÷ 58.44 g/mol = 0.16 mol NaCl
In<em> 0.16 moles of NaCl there are 0.16 moles of sodium </em>as well.
We now <u>convert 0.16 moles of sodium into grams</u>, using <em>sodium's molar mass</em>:
0.16 mol * 23 g/mol = 3.68 g
You should read up on Proust's law, better known as the Law of Definite Proportions. This is a chemical law that defines your question more generally, on why the ratio of elements and ions are always fixed.
Basically, this compound Magnesium(II) Chloride is MgCl2 because it has the same number of protons, neutrons, and electrons all the way. This defines the properties of the compound or atom.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
In a Helium (He) atom, the atomic structure of the atom has 2 protons, 2 electrons and 2 neutrons. For an element X to be a Helium (He) atom, it must possess 2 protons. The number of neutrons present will determine its stability either if its probably radioactive or a natural occurring inert gas.
In option 1,
We have H-2. The symbol "H" is used to denote the element hydrogen in the periodic table and hydrogen has only 1 protons and 1 neutron making its mass number 2.
Option 2,
He -2 : here in this option, we have a helium atom, but with mass number of 2 only. Judging from the formula of mass number = protons + neutrons, we already have proton as 2, hence the number of neutrons there is zero (0)
Option 3,
He - 3 : just like in option 2, the only difference here is that the mass number is 3 hence making the number of neutrons just 1.
Option 4,
He - 4 : This option met the requirements of having 2 protons and 2 neutrons making a total of 4 which corresponds to the mass number.
