Question #5d492

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May 25, 2017

5 protons, 6 neutrons

Explanation:

All atoms of boron always contain 5 protons, as that defines its atomic number (5).

The mass number for boron-11 is 11 (it's given to you), and recall that the number of protons plus the number of neutrons equals the mass number.

A "^11B atom thus contains

11 "(mass number") - 5 "(protons)" = color(red)(6) neutrons