QuestionComplete the symbols for these atoms: 28 protons & 30 neutrons, 22 protons & 21 neutrons, 15 electrons & 19 neutrons, O with 10 neutrons, Cr with mass number 54.
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The atomic number of an atom is equal to the number of protons in its nucleus.
. The mass number of an atom is equal to the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus.
3. The atom is neutral, meaning the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons.
STEP 2
The symbol for an atom is written aswhere- is the atomic number (number of protons), - is the mass number (number of protons + number of neutrons), - is the chemical symbol.
STEP 3
For an atom that contains28 protons and30 neutrons, the atomic number is28 and the mass number is .
The symbol for this atom is
STEP 4
For an atom that contains22 protons and21 neutrons, the atomic number is22 and the mass number is .
The symbol for this atom is
STEP 5
For an atom that contains15 electrons and19 neutrons, because the atom is neutral, the number of protons is also15. So, the atomic number is15 and the mass number is .
The symbol for this atom is
STEP 6
For an oxygen atom with10 neutrons, the atomic number is8 (because oxygen has8 protons) and the mass number is .
The symbol for this atom is
STEP 7
For a chromium atom with a mass number of54, the atomic number is24 (because chromium has24 protons) and the mass number is54.
The symbol for this atom isThe complete symbols for the atoms are-
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