(b) (i) Which atom has a mass twice that of atom D?

(ii) Using the Periodic Table, identify element D.

Carbon

(c) Atom A has an isotope, Q, with a nucleon number of 38. In the space below, draw the full
electronic structure of Q.

18p
20n

6. At airports, security officers fire neutrons at luggage to detect any hidden explosives. Most
explosives contain nitrogen-14. When neutrons collide with nitrogen-14, a radioisotope, nitrogen-15,
is formed and high-energy rays are given off. These rays, when detected, indicate the presence of
explosives in the luggage.

(a) (i) Write down the electronic arrangement of an atom of nitrogen-15.

2, 5

(ii) Using the Periodic Table, name another element that has similar chemical properties as
nitrogen-15.
Phosphorus/ Arsenic/ Antimony

(iii) Explain your answer in (ii).

Phosphorus/ Arsenic/ Antimony is in the same group as nitrogen. Elements in the same group

have the same number of valence electrons and thus share similar chemical properties.

(b) State the similarity in the atomic structures of nitrogen-15 and oxygen-16.

Both nitrogen-15 and oxygen-16 have the same number of neutrons.

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