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Is a neutral Atom has a mass of 12 amu an atomic number of 5 determine the number of protons neutrons and electrons in the Atom??

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It will have 12 atomic mass units (protons and neutrons). 12-5 protons means there are 7 neutrons. The electrons will match the number of protons minus any charge. No charge is mentions so I assume 5 electrons
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it will be 1000009999999 becuase its all the way infinity
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