How many protons are in an atom represented by #""_88^220Ra#?

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anor277
May 1, 2016

If it is a radium isotope, then there are #88# #"nucular"# protons.

Explanation:

The number of protons determines elemental identity: for radium #Z=88#. We don't even need the subscripted symbol to determine this.

A more searching question would have been to ask how many NEUTRONS this isotope contains. Well, how many?

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