Question

5. Sulphur contains 16 protons and 16 neutrons. What would be its atomic number and mass number?

Answer 1

Name Sulfur

Atomic Mass 32.066 atomic mass units

Number of Protons 16

Number of Neutrons 16

Number of Electrons 16

Answer 2

Dear student,

● Answer -
Atomic number of sulphur = 16
Atomic mass number = 32

● Explanation -
Atomic number is nothing but the number of protons/electrons in an atom of an element.
As sulphur have 16 protons, atomic number is 16.

Atomic mass number is sum of protons & neutronns in nucleus of an atom of element.
Thus for sulphur, mass number is 16+16 = 32.


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