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The nucleus of a helium atom has two protons and has an atomic mass of 4 u. In an atom, how many neutrons are there?


Safeer PP 15th Mar, 2022
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Safeer PP 15th Mar, 2022

The total of the masses of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus is known as its atomic mass.

Given that the mass of the helium atom is 4 u and two protons are present in its nucleus.
So the number of neutrons will be
Number of neutrons = atomic mass − number of protons 
Number of neutrons = 4−2
∴Number of neutrons = 2
Therefore, the helium atom has 2 neutrons

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