Cobalt has the chemical symbol Co and the atomic number 27. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons would be found in an atom of cobalt-58? 31 protons, 31 neutrons, 27 electrons 31 protons, 27 neutrons, 31 electrons 27 protons, 31 neutrons, 27 electrons 27 protons, 27 neutrons, 31 electrons

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The answer is 27 Protons, 27 Electrons, and 31 Neutrons. Hope this helps!

Answer:

27 protons, 31 neutrons, 27 electrons

Explanation:

Atomic number is equal to the number of protons and equal to the number of electrons.  

So 27 = number of protons = Number of electrons.  

Mass number is the sum of the number of proton and neutrons

Mass number = 58  = Number of proton + Number of  neutrons

Number of neutrons = Mass number - Number of protons = 58 - 27 = 31