How many neutrons does Hydrogen have?

Nutron number = mass number -atomic number. Look at the periodic table to find the mass number and atomic number of the elements and using the formula above you can calculate nutrons.

Hydrogen: 1-1 = 0 neutrons
Carbon: 12-6 = 6 neutrons
Nitrogen: 14-7 = 7 neutrons
Oxygen: 16-8 = 8 neutrons
Potassium: 39-19 = 20 neutrons
Sulfur: 32-16 = 16 neutrons

2006-08-10 10:33:21 · answer #1 · answered by organicchem 5 · 8⤊ 1⤋

Number Of Neutrons In Hydrogen

2016-12-15 13:32:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Hydrogen has 0 neutrons

2014-09-03 12:38:53 · answer #3 · answered by Zak Family 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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RE:
How many neutrons does Hydrogen have?
How many neutrons does

Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Potassium
Sulfur

have?

2015-08-11 22:44:57 · answer #4 · answered by Conception 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋

This is what my calculator says (I don't actually have them all memorized).

H=0 neutrons
C=6 neutrons
N=7 neutrons
O=8 neutrons
K= 20 neutrons
S=16 neutrons

This is true for elements that aren't isotopes only of course.

2006-08-10 10:36:16 · answer #5 · answered by tooqerq 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋

It all depends on what "type" you're talking about. For example, the "standard" Hydrogen atoms have none, but Deuterium and Tritium ("heavy" hydrogen) have 1 and 2 neutrons, repectively. The two kinds are used in nuclear fusion. Deuterium is also used to create heavy water.

Otherwise, neutrons are the atomic weight - # of protons (atomic number). One warning: though electrons weigh almost nothing, I've made several mistakes in neutron numbers through using a periodic table that provides VERY accurate atomic weight information.

2006-08-10 13:00:43 · answer #6 · answered by Linda O'Chuffy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋

It's not that HYDROGEN has neutrons by default, but what does that element consist of? A single electron and proton. When a neutron undergoes decay, it releases these same particles (plus radiation)! So you could just about get a hydrogen atom from one!

2015-09-24 22:59:31 · answer #7 · answered by juunannio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It depends on the isotope. Normally, hydrogen has no neutrons at all, just a single proton in the nucleus. However, deuterium and tritium are forms of hydrogen that contain 1 and 2 neutrons, respectively. They are a component of "heavy water" and are used in things like fusion research.

The other elements you mention will also have various isotopes. For example, carbon-14 is an isotope of carbon that is used to determine the age of archeological and paleological artifacts.

2006-08-10 10:36:31 · answer #8 · answered by arbeit 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋

Nutron number = mass number -atomic number. Look at the periodic table to find the mass number and atomic number of the elements and using the formula above you can calculate nutrons.

Hydrogen: 1-1 = 0 neutrons
Carbon: 12-6 = 6 neutrons
Nitrogen: 14-7 = 7 neutrons
Oxygen: 16-8 = 8 neutrons
Potassium: 39-19 = 20 neutrons
Sulfur: 32-16 = 16 neutrons

2006-08-10 11:40:54 · answer #9 · answered by The Guy 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋

No. neutrons = Mass number - No. protons

E.g.

Hydrogen has zero neutrons because:

It mass number is 1 and it has 1 proton.

You can do the rest on your own

2006-08-10 11:03:14 · answer #10 · answered by xtra-great-gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

How many neutrons does Hydrogen have?

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