What is the isotope symbol for oxygen-18?
1 Answer
May 20, 2017
#""_8^(18) "O"#
Recall:
#""_Z^A X# where:
#Z# is the atomic number, i.e. the number of protons.#A# is the mass number, the number of protons plus neutrons.#X# is your chemical symbol.
We know that oxygen atom is
#Z = 8#
and the mass number is...
#A = Z + 10 = 18#
Therefore:
#=> color(blue)(""_8^(18) "O")#