Elemental carbon has 6 protons and 6 neutrons. This is often described as carbon-12. Carbon-13 has 6 protons and 7 neutrons, while carbon-14 has 6 protons and 8 neutrons. Based on the trend with carbon and the fact that plutonium has 94 protons, how many neutrons are in radioactive plutonium-244?
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244-94 = 150 is no. of neutrons
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The number of neutrons present in Plutonium-244 isotope is 150
Explanation:
Atomic number is defined as the number of protons or number of electrons that are present in neutral atom.
Atomic number = Number of protons = Number of electrons
Mass number is defined as the sum of number of protons and number of neutrons.
Mass number = Number of protons + Number of neutrons
We are given:
An isotope given to us is plutonium-244
Number of protons in plutonium = 94
Mass number = 244
Number of neutrons = Mass number - Number of protons = 244 - 94 = 150
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