Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 3SQ
A nitrogen atom has 7 protons, and the most common isotope of nitrogen has 7 neutrons. A radioactive isotope of nitrogen has 9 neutrons. What are the atomic numbers and mass numbers of the stable and radioactive form of nitrogen?
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According to chemist John Dalton, if one mole of nitrogen is combined with three moles of hydrogen to form one mole of ammonia (knowing that nitrogen, with an atomic number of 7, has an atomic mass of 14, and hydrogen, with an atomic number of 1, has an atomic mass of 1), then this compound will have an atomic weight (or molecular mass) of:
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Iodine has 37 known isotopes. Therefore, the atomic mass has a range of 108-144 amu. Which of the following statements concerning iodine is correct?
A) The isotopes of iodine have between 55 and 91 protons.
B) An atom of iodine can have between 55 and 91 neutrons.
C) The isotopes of iodine will always have the same number of neutrons, but the protons can vary.
D) The isotopes of iodine have between 108 and 144 neutrons, but the number of protons will not vary.
What if there are a different number of Neutrons?
Sometimes elements have a different number of neutrons than usual, so therefore have a different atomic mass. This is what we call an Isotope (a variant form of an element which has the same number of protons but a differing number of neutrons).
Sometimes we’ll see Isotopes labeled with their new mass like this:
14C = this is Carbon 14. Notice it has a different mass than what is on your periodic table
The average mass of all the isotopes is defined as an element’s Atomic Weight. Can you answer questions about these Isotopes?
ELEMENT
ATOMIC MASS
NUMBER OF PROTONS
NUMBER OF NEUTRONS
14C
A
B
C
15N
D
E
F
2H
G
H
I
Use your table to look up the number of protons, remember that never changes!
Chapter 2 Solutions
Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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