【】How Many Neutrons Does Cobalt (CO) Have?||Number of Neutrons in Cobalt

Answer:

Cobalt has 32 neutrons  for this isotope.

Explanation:

Hello, chemistry lover! today we are going to help you to find out  how many neutrons cobalt    have in just 3 steps.

To find out the number of neutrons  for cobalt,we have to have knowledge about atomic number,atomic mass,mass number of cobalt
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                    Step-1:


●The atomic number of cobalt is the number of protons in cobalt's nucleus.


●The atomic mass of cobalt is the average number of  protons plus neutrons of all the isotopes of cobalt.


●The masss number of cobalt is the number of protons plus neutrons of a specific isotope of cobalt.

                    Step-2:

We need to convert atomic mass of cobalt to mass number of  cobalt by rounding if necessary (In case of fraction) .

From periodic table,


  ●Atomic number of cobalt  is 27.

●Atomic mass of  cobalt is 58.93

●To find out mass number,we need to round 58.93 to a whole number.So,by rounding,we are getting mass number  of cobalt.The mass number of cobalt is 59.




                    Step-3:

By the difference between mass number and atomic number of cobalt,we get the number of neutrons in cobalt.


●Number of neutrons=59-27=32

In another way,

●Mass number=Protons +Neutrons

Or,59 =27 +Neutrons

Or,59-27=Neutrons

Therefore,
Neutrons=32




Therefore,the number of neutrons in cobalt is 32 here for this isotope.Remember that neutrons are present in the nucleous of cobalt and it's charge is zero.

●Number of protons in cobalt is 27.Protons are present in the nucleus of cobalt.



● Number of electrons in cobalt is 27.Remember that number of electron equals to proton in a neutral atom.Eletrons are present outside of nucleus of cobalt.


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