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The symbol for barium and number of neutrons

The symbol for barium and number of neutrons-example-1

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Barium is Ba and has81 neutrons
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Hey!

The symbol for Barium is Ba.is The atomic mass of Barium is 137.33, which means that the most common isotope of Barium should weight 137 atomic mass units. Subtract the weight of the protons. Given that one neutron equals one amu, there are 81 neutrons in the most common isotope of Barium.

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