General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry 3rd Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07351-124-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-124-5

Chapter 2 - Atoms and the Periodic Table - Problems - Page 68: 2.43

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Work Step by Step

(a) Number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus Protons: 5 Neutrons: 6 Answer: 5 protons and 6 neutrons (b) Atomic number Atomic number = number of protons = 5 Answer: 5 (c) Mass number Mass number = protons + neutrons = 5 + 6 = 11 Answer: 11 (d) Number of electrons in the neutral atom In a neutral atom, electrons = protons = 5 Answer: 5 (e) Element symbol The element with atomic number 5 is boron. Symbol = B Answer: B
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