If an atom of tin has a mass number of 118 and an atomic number of 50, how many electrons does it have?

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Dayanara Schmidt

25 November, 04:05

If an atom of tin has a mass number of 118 and an atomic number of 50, how many electrons does it have?

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Karissa Padilla · Answer 1

Hi, basically atomic number means protons, so if that atom is balanced then the atom has 50 electrons, because the number of protons is the number of electrons, just when the atom is balanced protons and electrons have the same quantity.