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An atom of titanium has an atomic number of 22 and a mass number of 49. Calculate the number of protons and neutrons in this atom. If the atom of titanium is neutral, how many electrons are in the atom?

Respuesta :

If an atom of titanium has the mass number of 49, then the atom is comprised of 49 protons and neutrons. Since it’s atomic number is 22, we know that it has 22 protons. This means that there are 27 neutrons in the nucleus (49-22).

If the atom is neutral, then the number of protons equals the number of electrons. Therefore, there are 22 electrons in a neutral titanium atom.

Protons: 22
Neutrons: 27
Electrons: 22