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An atom of cadmium that has 66 neutrons has a mass number of

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Answer:

113

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that the atom of cadmium has 66 neutrons:

Number of neutrons in Cd = 66

Now;

Mass number = ?

The mass number of an element is the sum of the number of protons and number of neutrons

Mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons

By the position of cadmium, it has an atomic number of 47 and this is the number of protons

Mass number = 47 + 66 = 113

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