(a) Nitrogen has relatively stable isotopes (half-life greater than 1 second) of mass numbers 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. (All except 14N and 15N are radioactive.) Calculate how many protons and neutrons are in each of these isotopes of nitrogen. (b) Write the electronic configurations of the third-row elements shown in the partial periodic table in Figure 1-6.
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(a) Nitrogen has relatively stable isotopes (half-life greater than 1 second) of mass numbers 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. (All except \(^{14}\rm{N}\) and \(^{15}\rm{N}\) are radioactive.) Calculate how many protons and neutrons are in each of these isotopes of nitrogen.
(b) Write the electronic configurations of the third-row elements shown in the partial periodic table in Figure 1-6.
Solution
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(a) Isotopes have the same atomic number but different mass number.
Let's calculate the number of protons and neutrons of isotopes of nitrogen.
\({ }^{13} N,{ }^{14} N,{ }^{15} N,{ }^{16} N,{ }^{17} N\) are the relatively stable isotopes of nitrogen
The following formula can be used for the calculating number of neutrons.
The number of neutrons = mass number - atomic number
Number of protons = atomic number
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