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The element nitrogen has the atomic number 7 and an atomic mass of 14. How many neutrons does an atom of nitrogen contain?
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The element nitrogen has the atomic number 7 and an atomic mass of 14. How many neutrons does an atom of nitrogen contain?

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The element nitrogen has 7 neutrons.
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It would contain 7 neutrons. To find how many neutrons any element has, simply take the atomic mass and subtract the number of protons (atomic number) front that.
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