The most common isotope of gold has atomic number 79 and atomic weight 197

How many protons and neutrons does the gold nucleus contain? Assuming the gold is electrically neutral, how many electrons does it have? If the gold is triply ionized, how many electrons does it have?


The most common isotope of gold contains 79 protons and 118 neutrons. If it is neutral, it also contains 79 electrons. If the gold is triply ionized instead, it is missing 3 electrons and so has only 76 electrons.

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