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SmokeyBrown · Answer

You can find the number of protons by subtracting the number of neutrons from the mass number.
Remember, mass number = number of neutrons + number of protons

Based on the number of protons, you can determine which elements these atoms are and the relative positions of these atoms on the periodic table. Or, if they have the same number of protons, they would be considered isotopes of the same element

kekeman · Answer

@smokeybrown wrote:

You can find the number of protons by subtracting the number of neutrons from the mass number. Remember, mass number = number of neutrons + number of protons Based on the number of protons, you can determine which elements these atoms are and the relative positions of these atoms on the periodic table. Or, if they have the same number of protons, they would be considered isotopes of the same element

Ok so atom X has 9 protons And atom Y has 8 protons So they are not isotopes They are Oxygen and fluorine

SmokeyBrown · Answer

Nice. And since Fluorine is to the right of Oxygen on the periodic table, it looks like you've found your answer!

kekeman · Answer

Ok so that means it is " Atom X is in a column to the right of Atom Y on the periodic table."

SmokeyBrown · Answer

Sounds good!