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Oxygen is denoted as . How many protons and neutrons does an oxygen atom have?

Oxygen is denoted as . How many protons and neutrons does an oxygen atom have?
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Oxygen is denoted as . How many protons and neutrons does an oxygen atom have?

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Oxygen-16 atomic number is 8 so it has 8 protons. Its atomic weight is 16 so 16-8 = 8 neutrons.
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Oxygen has 8 protons and 8 neutrons. Hope this helps :)
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