Introduction to Chemistry
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780073523002
Author: Rich Bauer, James Birk Professor Dr., Pamela S. Marks
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 15QP
Helium is used in balloons and blimps because of its lifting power. Draw a nuclear model of a helium atom with a mass number of 4 (helium-4). Show the locations of the nucleus, protons, neutrons, and electrons. Indicate the number of each type of subatomi c particle.
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