The atomic mass of common krypton is 84, and its atomic number is 36. Krypton-82 has how many neutrons within each isotope? A. 46 B. 48 C. 118 D. 120

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16 February, 07:32

The atomic mass of common krypton is 84, and its atomic number is 36. Krypton-82 has how many neutrons within each isotope? A. 46 B. 48 C. 118 D. 120

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Gillian Rios · Answer 1

The correct answer would be A. The number of neutrons present in Krypton-82 would be 46. The atomic number of an atom represents the number of protons present while the mass number is the sum of the neutrons and protons in the atom. The mass number for the given atom is 82. So, 82-36 = 46 neutrons present.