【3 Steps】How Many Neutrons Does Lanthanum(La) Have?||Number of Neutrons in Lanthanum (La)

How Many Neutrons Does 

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Lanthanum(La) Have?






Hello, chemistry lover! today I am going to help you to find out how many neutrons lanthanum(La) have in just 3 steps.




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To find out the number of neutrons for lanthanum(La),we have to have knowledge about atomic number,atomic mass and mass number of lanthanum(La).


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                    Step-1:


●The atomic number of 
 
lanthanum(La)  is the number of protons in lanthanum(La)'s nucleus.


●The atomic mass of 
 lanthanum(La)   is the average number of  protons plus neutrons of all the isotopes of lanthanum(La) .


●The masss number of 
 lanthanum(La)  is the number of protons plus neutrons of a specific isotope of  lanthanum(La)   .



How Many Neutrons Does  lanthanum(La)  Have?




                    Step-2:

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





From periodic table,


  ●Atomic number of 
 lanthanum(La) is 57.

●Atomic mass of  
lanthanum(La) is 138.9

●To find out mass number,we need to round 
138.9 to a whole number.



So,by rounding,we are getting the mass number of lanthanum(La).The mass number of lanthanum(La) (we are getting) is 139.




                    Step-3:

How Many Neutrons Does lanthanum(La)  Have?


By the difference between mass number and atomic
number of lanthanum(La),we get the number of neutrons in lanthanum(La).


●Number of neutrons=139-57=82

In another way,

●Mass number=Protons +Neutrons

Or,139 =57+Neutrons





Or,139-57=Neutrons





Therefore,
Neutrons=82





Therefore,the number of neutrons in lanthanum(La) is 82 here for this isotope.Remember that neutrons are present in the nucleous of lanthanum(La) and it's charge is zero.

●Number of protons in 
lanthanum(La) is 57.Protons are present in the nucleus of lanthanum(La) .







● Number of electrons in 
lanthanum(La)  is 57.Remember that number of electron equals to proton in a neutral atom.Eletrons are present outside of nucleus of lanthanum(La)  .


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