Objective: Topic:ISOTOPES
Objective: Topic:ISOTOPES
Objective: Topic:ISOTOPES
Objective
Atomic number
2
H
the number of protons in an atom
Atomic mass
the number of protons and
4
neutrons in an atom
O
chemical symbol
mass number is the total
number of protons and neutrons
in an atom.
Number of neutrons in
the oxygen atom is: 16 – 8 8
= 8.
proton number
(atomic number)
10
24
Mg = 23.99 amu x 78.70/100 = 18.88 amu
25
Mg = 24.99 amu x 10.13/100 = 2.531 amu
26Mg = 25.98 amu x 11.17/100 = 2.902 amu
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RADIO ISOTOPES
Radioactive decay
heat