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An ion with mass number 56 contains 3 units of positive charge and 30.4% more neutrons than electrons. Assign the symbol to this ion.

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Solution

Since 3 positive charges are present in the ion, the number of electrons is less than the number of protons by 3.

Let x be the number of electrons.

The number of protons is x+3.

The number of neutrons is x+0.304x=1.304x.

The mass number is 56.

It is equal to the number of protons and the number of electrons.

56=x+3+1.304x

2.304x=53

x=23

The number of electrons is 23.

The number of protons is 23+3=26.

The number of neutrons is 5626=30.

The symbol is 5626Fe3+.


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