Questions: Counting protons and electrons in atoms and atomic ions
Fill in the missing information:
symbol atom or ion? (check all that apply) number of protons number of electrons
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neutral atom cation anion
14 13
51
N^(3-)
Transcript text: Counting protons and electrons in atoms and atomic ions
Fill in the missing information:
\begin{tabular}{|c|ccc|c|c|}
\hline symbol & \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{\begin{tabular}{c}
atom or ion? \\
check all that apply
\end{tabular}} & \begin{tabular}{c}
number of \\
protons
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c}
number of \\
electrons
\end{tabular} \\
\hline$\square$ & $\square$ neutral atom & $\square$ cation & $\square$ anion & 14 & 13 \\
\hline$\square$ & $\square$ neutral atom & $\square$ cation & $\square$ anion & 51 & $\square$ \\
\hline $\mathrm{N}^{3-}$ & $\square$ neutral atom & $\square$ cation & $\square$ anion & $\square$ & $\square$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Determine the Type of Species for Each Row
For the first row:
Given: \( \text{number of protons} = 14 \), \( \text{number of electrons} = 13 \)
Since the number of electrons is less than the number of protons, it is a cation.
For the second row:
Given: \( \text{number of protons} = 51 \), \( \text{number of electrons} = 51 \)
Since the number of electrons equals the number of protons, it is a neutral atom.
For the third row:
Given: \( \mathrm{N}^{3-} \)
Nitrogen (\( \mathrm{N} \)) has an atomic number of 7, so it has 7 protons.
The charge is \(-3\), so the number of electrons is \( 7 + 3 = 10 \).