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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oxygen is denoted as 16O *. How many protons and neutrons does an oxygen atom have?

OpenStudy (koikkara):

hmm..neutral oxygen has 8 protons and 8 electrons. 16O has 16 - 8 = 8 neutrons.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you!

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