Question

Oxygen has an atomic number of 8. Which of the following could form the nucleus of an isotope of oxygen?

4 protons and 4 neutrons

6 protons and 8 neutrons

6 protons and 2 neutrons

8 protons and 10 neutrons

Answer 1

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Answer 2

first off what do you think the answer is?

Answer 3

I think it might be A but i'm not sure

Answer 4

isotope means diff # of neutrons. You never change protons. the atomic no. is 8, so there must be only 8 protons in the isotope. So it's automatically D.

Answer 5

oh, okay I didn't know that

Answer 6

thank you guys