【 】How Many Neutrons Does Nickel(Ni) Have?||Number of Neutrons in Nickel

Nickel has 31 neutrons for this isotope.

Explanation:

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

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


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


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


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

                    Step-2:

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

From periodic table,


  ●Atomic number of nickel  is 28.

●Atomic mass of  nickel is 58.71

●To find out mass number,we need to round 58.71 to a whole number.So,by rounding,we are getting mass number  of nickel.The mass number of nickel is 59.




                    Step-3:

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


●Number of neutrons=59-28=31

In another way,

●Mass number=Protons +Neutrons

Or,59 =28 +Neutrons

Or,59-28=Neutrons

Therefore,
Neutrons=31




Therefore,the number of neutrons in nickel is 31 here for this isotope.Remember that neutrons are present in the nucleous of nickel and it's charge is zero.

●Number of protons in nickel is 28.Protons are present in the nucleus of nickel.



● Number of electrons in nickel is 28.Remember that number of electron equals to proton in a neutral atom.Eletrons are present outside of nucleus of nickel.


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