Campbell Biology (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321775658
Author: Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 2TYU
Compared with 31P, the radioactive isotope 32P has
- (A) a different atomic number.
- (B) one more proton.
- (C) one more electron.
- (D) one more neutron.
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Chapter 2 Solutions
Campbell Biology (10th Edition)
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