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How many protons are there in the nucleus 79197Au{ }_{79}^{197} \mathrm{A u}? How many neutrons? How many electrons are there in the neutral atom?

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For an atom XX denoted as ZAX_Z^A X, ZZ denotes the number of protons and AA the sum of the protons and neutrons. The number of electrons in a neutral atom is equal to the number of protons. Here, A=197A = 197 and Z=79Z = 79

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