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Q.

An ion has a charge of -1 . It has eighteen electrons and twenty neutrons. Its mass number is

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a

17

b

37

c

38

d

18

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

X has 18 electrons with a net charge of -1 which means it gained one electron. Hence no. of protons is (18−1=)17. So the atomic no. will be 17. X has 20 neutrons. Mass no. is the addition of protons and neutrons so the mass no. will be 37.

Its symbol will be 17X37

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