Question

All atoms of the element potassium have 19 protons. One of the most stable types of potassium atoms has the mass number 39. How many neutrons make up one of these potassium atoms? 19 20 38 58

Answer 1

The correct answer is 20 neutrons

Answer 2

The formular for determinatio of mass number is this:
Mass number = number of proton + number of neutron
From the question, we are told that:
Mass number = 39
Proton number = 19
Number of proton = ?
Number of neutron = mass number -  number of proton
Number of neutron= 39 - 19 = 20
Therefore, number of neurtron = 20.