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Grade 11Modern Physics

How many electron, protons and neutrons are there in a nucleus of atomic number 11 and mass number 24 ?
(i) number of electrons =
(ii) number of protons =
(iii) number of neutrons =

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12 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Kevin Nash
12 Years ago
Hello Student,
Please find the answer to your question
(i) In a nucleus, number of electrons = 0 (∵ electrons don’t reside in the nucleus atom)
(ii) number of protons = 11
(iii) number of neutrons = 24 – 11 = 13
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Kevin Nash
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