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How many neutrons are in a #""^179 Ta# nuclide?

Answer 1

Serenity Allen

#106#

To find the neutron number, we subtract the proton number from its mass number.

#Ta# is tantalum on the periodic table, which has a proton number of #73#.

The mass number is the top number in this case, which will be #179#.

So, there are #179-73-106# neutrons in a #""^179Ta# nuclide.

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Answer 2

Naomi Aronson

A (^{179}\text{Ta}) nuclide contains 98 neutrons.

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Answer 3

Naomi Aronson

A "^179 Ta" nuclide would have 102 neutrons.

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