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Ch. 1 - Remembering General Chemistry: Electronic Structure and Bonding
Bruice - Organic Chemistry 8th Edition
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Capitolo 1, Problema 1a

Oxygen has three isotopes, 16O, 17O, and 18O. The atomic number of oxygen is 8. How many protons and neutrons does each of the isotopes have?

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Step 1: Recall that the atomic number of an element represents the number of protons in its nucleus. For oxygen, the atomic number is 8, so all isotopes of oxygen have 8 protons.
Step 2: Understand that the mass number of an isotope is the sum of its protons and neutrons. For example, the mass number of O16 is 16, O17 is 17, and O18 is 18.
Step 3: To calculate the number of neutrons in each isotope, subtract the atomic number (number of protons) from the mass number. Use the formula: n=A-Z, where n is the number of neutrons, A is the mass number, and Z is the atomic number.
Step 4: For O16, calculate the neutrons as 16-8=8. For O17, calculate the neutrons as 17-8=9. For O18, calculate the neutrons as 18-8=10.
Step 5: Summarize the results: All isotopes of oxygen have 8 protons. O16 has 8 neutrons, O17 has 9 neutrons, and O18 has 10 neutrons.

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Isotopes

Isotopes are variants of a chemical element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. This results in different atomic masses for the isotopes. For example, oxygen has three isotopes: O-16, O-17, and O-18, which differ in their neutron count while maintaining the same atomic number.
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Atomic Number

The atomic number of an element is defined as the number of protons found in the nucleus of its atoms. For oxygen, the atomic number is 8, meaning every oxygen atom has 8 protons. This number also determines the element's identity and its position in the periodic table.
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Neutron Count

The neutron count in an atom can be calculated by subtracting the atomic number from the atomic mass number (the total number of protons and neutrons). For the isotopes of oxygen, O-16 has 8 neutrons, O-17 has 9 neutrons, and O-18 has 10 neutrons, reflecting their differing atomic masses.
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