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Basic structure of atom (2)

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  • An atom has 13 protons and 14 neutrons. Calculate its mass number.
    A=Z+N=13+14=27
  • An atom has 8 protons, 8 electrons and 8 neutrons. How many particles are in its nucleus?
    16 particles (protons and neutrons)
  • An atom has 16 protons, 16 neutrons, and 16 electrons. How many particles does the atom contain altogether?
    16+16+16=48 subatomic particles
  • An atom has 12 protons and 13 neutrons. Calculate its mass number
    A=Z+N=12+13=25
  • An atom has 20 protons and 20 neutrons. What is its mass number?
    A=Z+N=20+20=40
  • An atom has 7 neutrons and 7 electrons and is neutral. Calculate its number of protons and mass number.
    Number of protons = number of electrons =7. //  A=Z+N=7+7=14
  • An atom has a mass number of 23 and 11 protons. How many neutrons does it have?
    N=A-Z=23-11=12 neutrons
  • An atom has 11 protons. How many electrons does a neutral atom have?
    11 electrons
  • An atom has 19 protons and 20 neutrons. How many electrons are present if the atom is neutral?
    Number of electrons = number of protons= 19