Answer to Question #166385 in Atomic and Nuclear Physics for marwa

Question

A nucleus has 25 protons and 30 neutrons. What is the symbol for this nucleus?

Answer 1

The number of atom in the Periodic table represents the number of protons in the atom, so the number is 25. It is Manganese, the symbol is Mn. If we look into the table, we may see that Manganese also has 30 neutrons, so there is no contradiction with the data in question.