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If an atom of tin has a mass number of 118 and an atomic number of 50, how many electrons does it have?

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it has 50 electrons

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Hi , basically atomic number means protons , so if that atom is balanced then the atom has 50 electrons , because the number of protons is the number of electrons , just when the atom is balanced protons and electrons have the same quantity.
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