Chemistry In Context
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Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
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Chapter 4, Problem 21Q
Silver has an
- a. Give the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in a neutral atom of the most common isotope, Ag-107.
- b. How do the numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons in a neutral atom of Ag-109 compare with those of Ag-107?
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