The element #"_92^238 U# has how many neutrons? Chemistry Nuclear Chemistry Nuclear Chemistry 1 Answer anor277 Mar 3, 2017 What's #238-92#? Explanation: I make it #146#. They could have equally asked the number of neutrons in #""^(238)U#; why? Answer link Related questions What are radioactive isotopes? What is the PUREX liquid-liquid extraction? What is the difference between fission and fusion? What does nuclear chemistry involve? What is radiotherapy? Why is the study of radioactivity labeled nuclear chemistry? When an atom emits radiation, #"A."# a new element is always formed #"B."# the mass number of... How was the nucleus of an atom discovered? Question #4e0c6 Question #84861 See all questions in Nuclear Chemistry Impact of this question 1906 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License