How many protons, neutrons, and electrons does a neutral hydrogen atom have?
1 Answer
Jan 7, 2018
See below.
Explanation:
A hydrogen atom has an atomic number of
So it's proton number will always be
A neutral hydrogen atom does not have any charge.
So it has the same amount of electrons as protons, which turns out to be also
A neutral hydrogen atom has an atomic mass of
To find the amount of neutrons, we take the proton number and subtract it from the mass number.
So a neutral hydrogen atom has no neutrons.
In summary,
A hydrogen atom has
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