{"id":239688,"date":"2025-07-03T04:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T04:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=239688"},"modified":"2025-07-03T04:18:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T04:18:26","slug":"al3-ion-has-_______________number-of-electrons-and-protons-question-42-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/03\/al3-ion-has-_______________number-of-electrons-and-protons-question-42-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Al3+ ion has _______________number of electrons and protons Question 42 options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Al3+ ion has _______________number of electrons and protons Question 42 options: 1) 13 electrons, 14 protons 2) 10 electrons, 13 protons 3) 13 electrons, 10 protons 4) 10 electrons, 10 protons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>option 2) 10 electrons, 13 protons.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Al\u00b3\u207a ion is a positively charged ion of aluminum. To understand the number of protons and electrons in the Al\u00b3\u207a ion, we first need to know the following about a neutral aluminum (Al) atom:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Atomic number of aluminum (Al):<\/strong> 13.<br>This means a neutral aluminum atom has 13 protons in its nucleus. Since atoms are neutral, the number of electrons also equals the number of protons, so a neutral Al atom has 13 electrons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Charge of Al\u00b3\u207a:<\/strong> The Al\u00b3\u207a ion is formed when a neutral aluminum atom loses three electrons. This is because the positive charge (3+) indicates that it has lost three negatively charged electrons. As a result, the number of electrons in the Al\u00b3\u207a ion becomes 10 (13 protons &#8211; 3 electrons).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Protons:<\/strong> Since the aluminum atom&#8217;s atomic number is 13, it always has 13 protons, regardless of whether it is in the neutral or ionized state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electrons:<\/strong> The Al\u00b3\u207a ion has lost three electrons, so it only has 10 electrons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To summarize, the Al\u00b3\u207a ion has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>13 protons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 electrons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The ion&#8217;s net positive charge arises from the loss of three electrons, leaving it with a positive charge of +3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner5-59.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-239693\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al3+ ion has _______________number of electrons and protons Question 42 options: 1) 13 electrons, 14 protons 2) 10 electrons, 13 protons 3) 13 electrons, 10 protons 4) 10 electrons, 10 protons The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct answer is option 2) 10 electrons, 13 protons. 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