Answer to Question #138317 in General Chemistry for Javier

Question

What are the symbols of the ions with the following number of protons and electrons?

12 protons, 10 electrons

26 protons, 23 electrons

Answer 1

• Symbol Representing an Atom.
• ^A_zX^c

Where X represents the symbol for the element;A represent the mass number i,e;(neutrons+proton). z represents the atomic number ( i,e the number of protons) ;C repesent the charge, if any

1) from questions ,

no of proton =atomic no=12

And no of electrons=10

So the symbol of the ion is Mg²⁺

2)from questions,

No of proton=atomic no=26

And no of electrons is 23

So the symbol of the ion is Fe³⁺