Write the symbolic notation of on isotope of an element having 8 protons 8 electrons and 8 neutrons?

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anor277
Feb 6, 2018

Well if #Z=8# (i.e. #Z="number of protons"#) then we got the element oxygen. How do I know this?

Explanation:

We gots 8 electrons, and so the element is neutral, and there are 8 neutrons in the nucleus.... And since there are 16 massive particles we gots....#""^16O#...

Nam D.
Feb 6, 2018

#""_8^16O#

Explanation:

Well, the atom will #8# protons is oxygen, as seen on the periodic table.

Its mass number will be #8+8=16#, so we will denote it as

#"'_8^16O#

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