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Chlorine-35 has 17 protons. how many protons and neutrons does the isotope chlorine-36 have?

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To find the number of neutrons in an atom you can use and equation

N = Mass no. - Protons

N of chlorine-36 = 36 - 17 = 19

so chlorine-36 has 19 neutrons

hope that helps
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17 protons and 19 neutrons. isotopes of the same element have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons

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