A monatomic ion has a charge of +3. The nucleus of the ion has a mass number of 259. The number of neutrons in the nucleus is 1.54 times that of the number of protons. a) How many electrons are in the ion? b) What is the name of the element?

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A monatomic ion has a charge of +3. The nucleus of the ion has a mass number of 259. The number of neutrons in the nucleus is 1.54 times that of the number of protons.

a) How many electrons are in the ion?

b) What is the name of the element?

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A monatomic ion has a charge of +3.

The nucleus of the ion has a mass number of 259.

The number of neutrons in the nucleus is 1.54 times that of the number of protons.

let 'x' be the number of protons in the monatomic ion

Thus, the number of neutrons will be '1.54x'.

 

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