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Q.

An element's ion has 3 positive charges. The atom's mass number is 27, and its neutron count is 14. How many electrons are there in the ion?

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a

16

b

13

c

10

d

14

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

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Number of Protons + Number of Neutrons= 27

Number of protons + 14 =27

Number of protons = 13

Since the element's ion has three positive charges, the number of electrons in the ion is 13-3, which equals 10.

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