Question

sulphur contains 16proton and 16 neutrons . what would be its atomic number and atomic mass number?

Answer 1

Sulfur (S) is located in Group 6A on theperiodic table, and its atomic number is 16.

Answer 2

atomic number is equal to number of proton ;

so, sulphur atomic number will be 16 ;

and atomic mass is equal to number of proton + number of neutron;

so sulphur atomic mass will be 32