The total number of the neutrons in a atom is the difference of mass number of the atom and its atomic number.
The number of neutrons is not equal to the atomic number. Thus the given statement is false.
What is atom?
Atom is the smallest unit of the matter consist the positive charged nucleus and the electrons which moves around it. The atom can not be divided further.
The atom of a matter is made by three elements-
- 1) Neutron-Neutron is the element of atom, which has zero charge.
- 2) Proton-Proton is the element of atom, which has positive charge.
- 3) Electron-Electron is the element of atom, which has negative charge.
The relation between the atomic number and neutrons-
The total number of the neutrons in a atom is the difference of mass number of the atom and its atomic number.
Thus total number of the neutrons in a atom is,
[tex]N=M-n[/tex]
Here, [tex]M[/tex] is the mass number of the atom and [tex]n[/tex] is the atomic number of it.
Thus, the number of neutrons is not equal to the atomic number. Thus the given statement is false.
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