Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781269935678
Author: Nivaldo J. Tro
Publisher: Pearson Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 64E
Write isotopic symbols in the form
- the copper isotope with 34 neutrons
- the copper isotope with 36 neutrons
- the potassium isotope with 21 neutrons
- the argon isotope with 22 neutrons
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Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry
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