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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

How do we know the number of neutrons in a given element?

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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Atomic mass=no. of (protons+neutrons) atomic no.=no. of protons take an example of carbon. Atomic no. of carbon is 6 which means no. of protons=6 atomic mass=12 atomic mass=protons+neutrons 12=6+neutrons neutrons=6 please click approved if you liked the answer