How many neutrons are in a $""^179 Ta$ nuclide?

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-24T10:34:12

$106$

To find the neutron number, we subtract the proton number from its mass number.

$Ta$ is tantalum on the periodic table, which has a proton number of $73$ .

The mass number is the top number in this case, which will be $179$ .

So, there are $179-73-106$ neutrons in a $""^179Ta$ nuclide.

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