Question

How many neutrons are in neon?

Answer 1

It depends, but usually 10

Explanation:

There are many isotopes of neon and each has a different number of neutrons. Neon always has 10 protons, but the number of neutrons varies with each isotope. The most common are `""_10^20Ne` (10 protons, 90.48% abundance), `""_10^21Ne` (11 protons, .27% abundance), and `""_10^22Ne` (12 protons, 9.25% abundance). Other, extremely uncommon, isotopes are `""_10^16Ne`, `""_10^17Ne`, `""_10^18Ne`, `""_10^19Ne`, `""_10^23Ne`, `""_10^24Ne`, `""_10^25Ne`, `""_10^26Ne`,`""_10^27Ne`, `""_10^28Ne`, `""_10^29Ne`, `""_10^30Ne`, `""_10^31Ne`, `""_10^32Ne`, `""_10^33Ne`, and `""_10^34Ne`.

The number of neutrons usually ranges from 10-12, but it can range from 6-24.