General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Atoms - 4.5 Isotopes and Atomic Mass - Questions and Problems - Page 120: 4.35

Answer

a. $_{15}^{31}P$ b. $_{35}^{80}Br$ c.$_{50}^{122}Sn$ d.$_{17}^{35}Cl$ e.$_{80}^{202}Hg$

Work Step by Step

To answer this question you must study topic 4.4 ' Atomic number and Mass number' on page 114 and topic 4.5 ' Isotopes and Atomic Mass' on page 117. a. the mass number is given by ' number of neutrons + number of protons' (15+16=31) and it goes above the element $^{31}P$. The atomic number (15 protons) goes below the element $_{15}^{31}P$.
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