How many neutrons does an element have if its atomic number is 55 and its mass number is 150?

2 answers:

8 0

With an atomic number of 55, that means there are 55 protons. Because electrons do not count towards atomic weight, the element would have 150-55 neutrons. So, 95 neutrons.

Molodets [167]3 years ago

8 0

95 neutrons hope this helps

You might be interested in

How can you figure out how much energy your body gets from the food you eat and drink in a day?

noname [10]

It gets all the energy from food food is every important

6 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Fission reactions are induced in nuclear power plants because they produce great amounts of energy. Often, a nucleus must be for

alex41 [277]

Answer:

Chain reaction

Explanation:

A chain reaction is a reaction that sustains itself. It has the ability to continue for a very long time without adding any more materials to the reaction system. It may be succinctly described as a self propagating reaction.

In a nuclear fission, uranium-235 is bombarded with neutrons to produce unstable uranium-236 which disintegrates to form daughter nuclei and produce more neutrons that bombard more uranium-235 and the reaction continues indefinitely.

8 0

3 years ago

This equation shows a ____ refer to this summary equation of photosynthesis to complete the sentences about chemical bonds and r

coldgirl [10]

The balanced chemical equation representing the process of photosynthesis is:

$6 CO_{2} +12H_{2}O-->C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}+6O_{2}$

The reactants in the process of photosynthesis are $CO_{2}$ and H $H_{2}O$ and the products of the reaction are glucose $C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}$ and oxygen $O_{2}$ . Oxygen is the nonpolar covalent gas which is released in the process of photosynthesis. The reactant $CO_{2}$ is a nonpolar covalent gas while the other reactant water $H_{2}O$ has polar covalent O-H bonds.