Question

Manganese is a transition metal. Consider the isotope: Mn-53. How many protons are in an atom of Mn-53 if the atom has a charge of 5?

Answer 1

Answer:

25

Explanation:

Isotopes of an element are the same element with different mass numbers but the same atomic number or the number of protons.

we know that in a balanced atom

Number of electrons = Number of protons = Atomic number

Atomic number (z) of manganese = 25

For Mn+5, the number of protons remains the same = 25

However, the number of electrons on Mn+5 = 21