Concept explainers
Indicate the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in each of the following species:
Interpretation:
The number of protons, neutrons and electrons in given species has to be identified.
Concept Introduction:
Mass number(A): Mass number of an element is sum of protons and neutrons of the atom.
Consider an element X with atomic number and mass number,
Where,
A is mass number and Z is atomic number ( number of proton or electron)
Answer to Problem 2.16QP
Number of proton, neutron and electrons for given species are given as follows.
Isotopes | |||||||
No. of Protons | 7 | 16 | 29 | 38 | 56 | 74 | 80 |
No. of Neutrons | 8 | 17 | 34 | 46 | 74 | 112 | 122 |
No. of Electrons | 7 | 16 | 29 | 38 | 56 | 74 | 80 |
Explanation of Solution
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Thus, the number of neutrons, protons and electrons are found as
The number of protons, neutrons and electrons in given species were identified.
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