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The diference between electrons and neutrons numbersin anion 31x3- is 2. What is the atomic number of x?chemistry

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The difference between electrons and neutrons numbers in anion 31x^3- is 2. What is the atomic number of x?

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An anion is a negatively charged ion, which means it has more electrons than protons. The charge of the anion is given as 3-, which means there are 3 more electrons than protons.

The problem states that the difference between the number of electrons and neutrons is 2.

Let's denote the number of protons (which is also the atomic number) as P, the number of electrons as E, and the number of neutrons as N.

From the charge of the anion, we know that E = P + 3.

From the difference between the number of electrons and neutrons, we know that E = N + 2.

Setting these two equations equal to each other, we get P + 3 = N + 2.

Solving for P (the atomic number), we find that P = N - 1.

However, we don't have a value for N. The problem doesn't provide enough information to determine the atomic number of x.

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