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5 July, 02:41

A group of students working in a high school chemistry lab believe they have discovered a new element! How exciting? Upon further testing by scientists (with better equipment), it is found that the new element contains 74 protons and 110 neutrons.

What is the atomic number?

What is the mass number?

Is this a new element? Explain.

Give the name and symbol for this element.

Is it solid, liquid, or gas? Explain

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  1. 5 July, 05:28
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    Information given about the element:

    Number of protons = 74

    Number of neutrons = 110

    For the atomic number:

    Neutral atoms such as this one would have their atomic number to be the same with their number of electrons and protons:

    atomic number = number of protons = number of electrons

    The atomic number would therefore be 74

    For the mass number:

    The mass of an atom is centrally concentrated within the tiny nucleus. The mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons in an atom. Protons and neutrons are nuclear particles and are called nucleons:

    Mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons = 74+110=184

    Is this a new element?

    From the peroidic table, tungsten (W) perfectly fits this description of the atom. It has an atomic number of 74 and a mass number of approximately 184. The element is not a new element.

    Is it solid, liquid, or gas?

    The element is a hard metallic solid. It is a classified as a transition metal on the periodic table. Transition metals have very unique metals and are mostly solids.
  2. 5 July, 06:05
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    1) The atomic number of this element is 74, because number of protons = atomic number

    2) Mass number of this element is 184

    Ar=Z+N=74+110=184

    3) It isn't a new element. An element with such atomic and mass numbers exists

    4) It is Wolfram. Symbol: W

    5) Solid

    Sorry if I made mistakes. I started learning English recently
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