Problem: Hydrogen has three isotopes (1H, 2H, and 3H), and chlorine has two isotopes (35Cl and 37Cl).Tell how many protons, neutrons, and electrons 2H35Cl contains.
FREE Expert Solution
HCl → shares 2 e- to form a covalent bond
Recall that the symbol for an element or ion is as follows:
From the periodic table:
- Atomic number of H is 1 → number of protons, which means H has 1 proton.
- Atomic number of Cl is 17 → number of protons, which means Cl has 17 protons.
For a neutral element the number of protons and electrons are equal (no ions formed) which means that:
- H has 1 electron.
- Cl has 17 electrons.
Problem Details
Hydrogen has three isotopes (1H, 2H, and 3H), and chlorine has two isotopes (35Cl and 37Cl).
Tell how many protons, neutrons, and electrons 2H35Cl contains.
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