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If an unknown element has a mass number of 14 and you are told that it has 7 neutrons how many protons dose it have

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The mass number is equivalent to the amount of protons and neutrons are in an element.
protons+neutrons=mass number
protons+7=14
-7 -7
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protons=7
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