Can someone PLZ explain this to me?
2007-02-28 17:41:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
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2007-02-28 17:46:33 · answer #1 · answered by el2k3 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you're talking about elemental Iron, then it has 26 electrons. This is because all elements are NEUTRAL, which means that the number of protons has to equal the number of electrons
If you're talking about ionic Iron, then the most common, I believe, is Fe 2-, which means there would be 2 more electrons than protons, so 28
2007-02-28 17:49:53 · answer #2 · answered by just_signs 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 11:19:00 · answer #3 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Protons = 26 Neutrons = 30 Electrons = 26 Protons is the atomic number. In order to balance the charge of the atom, there needs to be the same number of positive subatomic particles (protons) as there is negative (electrons). In this case, the atom is neutral, so there are 26 protons and electrons to balance out the charges. Fe56 is an isotope, and the mass number is 56. The mass number comes from the sum of protons and neutrons. We know that the atomic number (number of protons) is 26. Subtract that from 56 to get the number of neutrons (30). Hope this makes some sense to you.
2016-03-27 02:00:44 · answer #4 · answered by Sandra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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If Iron (Fe) has 26 protons, how many electrons does it have?
Can someone PLZ explain this to me?
2015-08-16 22:28:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elements have the same number of protons and electrons. Ions may have more or fewer electrons.
An element has the same number of protons as its atomic number. Hydrogen (H) is number one, and it has one proton and one electron. Helium (He) is number two, it has two protons and two electrons. Iron (Fe) is number 26, so it has 26 protons and 26 electrons.
2007-02-28 17:57:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
all elemental atoms have a neutral overall electrical charge. So, the number of negatively charged electrons must equal the number of positively charged protons in the nucleus.
Ignore the neutrons, they're just there to keep the similar electrically charged protons from repelling each other and breaking the nucleus apart--except for hydrogen which has only one proton.
2007-02-28 18:50:19 · answer #7 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
26 protons, 26 electrons, 30 neutrons (in this case).
2016-03-17 02:24:52 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
26, if it is not ionic.The elemental Iron is perfectly balanced.It means that the number of Electrons has to be equal to the number of protons.
2007-02-28 17:54:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has 26. i think its suposed to have the same number of protons as electrons
2007-02-28 17:50:12 · answer #10 · answered by poisonberries 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋