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How many protons, neutrons, and electrons does a neutral atom of copper-65 have?

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Copper-65 has 36 neutrons, 29 electrons and 29 protons

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An atom of Cu-63 has 34 neutrons and an atom of Cu-65 has 36 neutrons. 27- The total number of electrons in an atom of Cu-65 is 29 because copper has atomic number of 29, which simply means that an atom of copper has 29 protons and 29 electrons.

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