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mass# 7
atomic# X 3 Li
Li-7 isotope
Learning Check
• Given a nuclear symbol, what does the top
left number represent?
– What does the bottom left number represent?
Can we write isotopes in a different way?
12
6 C 13
6 C
Learning Check
• What does the number after the hyphen
represent?
What do the numbers used when
writing isotopes represent?
• The mass number
• total number of protons and neutrons in a
specific nucleus of an atom.
10 11
5 B 5 B
What does the atomic weight of an element
depend on?
• To identify isotopes the mass number is placed after
the element’s name
– Ex: chlorine-35 potassium-37
Barium - 138
17 protons, mass 36
Tin - 120
16 protons, mass 30