show more If you were asked to describe metals and magnetism you could say. nonâpaired electrons spin in opposite directions in all metals, creating a magnetic field. metals are magnets because they have more electrons than nonâmagnetic materials. metals can become magnetic if they have many spinning electrons... show more If you were asked to describe metals and magnetism you could say. nonâpaired electrons spin in opposite directions in all metals, creating a magnetic field.
Not to be confused with Argonne (disambiguation). Argon is a chemical element with symbol Ar and atomic number 18. It is in group 18 of the periodic table and is a noble gas. Argon is the third-most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, at 0.934% (9340 ppmv).
The number of protons an atom has in its nucleus is given by the atomic number. A quick looks in the periodic table will show that aluminium has an atomic number equal to #13#. This means that any atom that is an isotope of aluminium will have #13# protons in its nucleus. Since you're dealing with a neutral atom, the number of electrons that surround the nucleus must be equal to the number of protons found in the nucleus. Therefore, the aluminium-27 isotope will have #13# electrons surrounding its nucleus. Finally, use the known mass number to determine how many neutrons you have.