Asked by julie

his is how zirconium appears in the periodic table.

A purple box has Z r at the center and 40 above. Below it says zirconium and below that 91.22.

Rounded to the nearest whole number, how many electrons are in an atom of zirconium?

40
51
91
131

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Atomic number = 40 (shown above Zr). In a neutral atom electrons = protons, so zirconium has 40 electrons. Answer: 40.