Guys I need help with this ASAP! An atom of Iron has a mass of 56 atomic mass units. What is the number of protons and the number of neutrons in the nucleus?

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Guys I need help with this ASAP! An atom of Iron has a mass of 56 atomic mass units. What is the number of protons and the number of neutrons in the nucleus?

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Answer:

protons = 26; neutrons = 30

Step-by-step explanation:

protons = atomic number; neutrons = atomic mass – # of protons.

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