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Calcium has six naturally occurring isotopes: 40Ca, 42Ca, 43Ca, 44Ca, 46Ca, and 48Ca. Complete the following table:

Calcium has six naturally occurring isotopes: 40Ca, 42Ca, 43Ca, 44Ca, 46Ca, and 48Ca-example-1

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To solve this question, we need to know the atomic number of Ca, which is 20.

Atomic number = protons number = electrons number if the atom is neutral

Number of neutrons we calculate using the following formula:

A = p + n; where A = mass number; p = number of protons; n = number of neutrons.

For 40Ca:

Atomic number: 20

Number of protons: 20

Number of neutrons:

A = p + n

40 = 2 + n

n = 20

Number of electrons: 20

Mass number: 40

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