Question

A certain atom has eight protons, eight electrons, and eight neutrons. How many nucleons does this atom have? What is the atomic number of this atom? What is the mass number of this atom?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of nucleons

= no of protons + no of neutrons

= 8 + 8

= 16

Atomic number = no of protons = 8

Atomic mass = 15.999