Practice question · Numerical answer
An isotope has mass number and atomic number . How many neutrons does its nucleus contain?
Hints
- The mass number counts protons and neutrons together.
- Neutrons = A minus Z.
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30
Why
Neutrons . This is iron-56, the most tightly bound nucleus per nucleon.
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