Answer to Question #211038 in Chemistry for Wamashudu

Question

A certain ion X3+ contains 24 electrons and 32 neutrons .write down the mass number of this ion and identity the ion using its chemical symbol

Answer 1

mass number = protons + neutrons

number of electrons = number of protons

This ion has an electron deficit of 3. Therefore, its mass number is 24+3+32 = 59.

The ion is Сo³⁺