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mimih:

help! i suck at chem lol Identify the isotope using hyphen notation with the given composition: 76 protons, 113 neutrons, 76 electrons

justus:

Is there options?

mimih:

nope

mimih:

okay give me a moment to process this real quick

justus:

Ok

justus:

Whats the name of the element?

mimih:

osmium

mimih:

so then wouldnt the neutrons in the isotope be 114

justus:

One sec

mimih:

okay

justus:

I think it would be Osmium-113

justus:

Also you wrote 113 are you sure its not 114?

mimih:

well the question has is as 113

justus:

For the number of neutrons

justus:

Okay then we will use it

mimih:

so Osmium-113

justus:

I think this will help you Atomic number=number of protons Mass number=the sum of the protons and the neutrons Isotopes=different versions of the same element, same number of protons Hyphen notation=name of element- mass number Mass number - atomic number= number of neutrons

justus:

Yes I believe so

mimih:

okay that makes sense, thank you!

justus:

No problem!

justus:

So basically your mass number is 189 Your atomic number is 76

mimih:

yes

justus:

Let me know if you need more help :)

mimih:

will do!

justus:

I took chemistry last year so im kind of still trying to comprehend but I might be able to help you

mimih:

thanks! i honestly dont like any science at all. also i am looking at the different types of isotopes but there isnt a Osmium-113

justus:

Your welcome! I don't like the science field either. Hmm

mimih:

i just searched up something and it said usually the isotope is the number that is closest to the atomic mass

justus:

Your right, thats odd

mimih:

i think it would be osmium-190 because there isnt a 189

justus:

Thats true also when I searched up the neutrons of osmium I found that it was 114

justus:

So it must be what you said

mimih:

yeah I think my teacher put it in wrong on accident not sure tbh

justus:

Maybe

mimih:

i hope it is lol its for corrections

justus:

Haha hopefully

mimih:

anyways thank you, I wouldnt have figured it out alone:)

justus:

justus:

I gotchu! It was fun working with you

mimih:

likewise!

justus:

Did you get it right? @mimih

mimih:

no havent submitted yet, the test is kind of long I plan on finishing it tonight and the score will come up!

justus:

Ooh damn. Good luck

justus:

You can do it!

mimih:

thanks!

mimih:

okay so i was going through my tests and i just remembered that this was for a test correction and not a test, ive been so busy with HS classes and college so I confuse things all the time. Im about to check now if I got it right! @justus

mimih:

Okay so I got the right answer but I wasnt able to back it up with sufficient details so I didnt get the points:( but I got the points for the other corrections

justus:

Oh im sorry about that.

mimih:

its alright, thank you for the help tho!

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