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How many Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons are there in the neutral attom of 19F 9?

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Answer:

9 protons

10 neutrons

9 electrons

Step-by-step explanation:

F is fluorine, element number 9. The element number is the number of protons in the atom: 9 protons.

19 is the atomic mass of 1 atom, made up of protons and neutrons, all having a mass of 1 AMU.

Since there are 9 protons, and electrons have a mass too small to make a difference at this level, an atomic mass of 19 means there must be (19 - 9) = 10 neutrons.

This is a neutral atom, so the number of electrons, at -1 charge each, must be equal to the number of protons, at +1 charge each. There are 9 protons, so there are also 9 electrons.

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