How many protons neutrons and electrons are there in a neutral atom of 43k (potassium-43)?

Answer:

             Protons: 19

             Neutrons: 25

             Electrons: 19

Explanation:

Protons:

                   The atomic number determines the number of protons in an atom. Consequently, with Potassium's atomic number being 19, it contains 19 protons.

Neutrons:

                   The formula to find neutrons is:

                           # of Neutrons  =  Atomic Mass - # of Protons

Given:

                                Atomic Mass  =  43

                                # of Protons  =  19

Thus,

                                # of Neutrons  =  43 - 19

                                # of Neutrons  =  24

Electrons:

                                   In a neutral atom, the quantity of electrons matches that of protons. Therefore, a neutral Potassium atom with 19 protons must equally have 19 electrons.