Suppose you had a cadmium atom described by^96 Cd. (a) How many protons, neutron

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Suppose you had a cadmium atom described by^96 Cd. (a) How many protons, neutrons, total nucleons, and electrons are in this atom? You may refer to a periodic table if needed. Assume that the atom is neutral. Z = N = A = # electrons = (b) Suppose it were possible to divide the^96 Cd atom into three identical atoms. What element would this create? (c) Using the standard notation (of the form^A_ZX) for a nucleus, indicate what nucleus would result from this fusion. (d) Which nucleus (the cadmium or the new element named in part (b)) would more likely be stable and why?

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it has 48 protons (ALWAYS) and 48 electrons (most of the time)

Atomic Mass: 112.411 amu

so the number of neutrons is 112.41 - 48 = 64.41=64

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