Question

helium atom has an atomic mass of 4u and two protons im its nucleus. how many neutrons does it have?

Answer 1

it have two neutrons

Answer 2

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Helium atom has two neutrons.

The mass of an atom is the sum of the masses of protons and neutrons present in its nucleus.

Since helium atom has two protons, mass contributed by the two protons is (2 × 1) u = 2 u.

Then, the remaining mass (4 − 2) u = 2 u is contributed by 2u/1u = 2 neutrons.

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