A nitrogen atom has 7 protons, and the most commonisotope of nitrogen has 7 neutrons. A radioactive isotopeof nitrogen has 8 neutrons. Write the atomic number andmass number of this radioactive nitrogen as a chemicalsymbol with a subscript and superscript.

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A nitrogen atom has 7 protons, and the most common
isotope of nitrogen has 7 neutrons. A radioactive isotope
of nitrogen has 8 neutrons. Write the atomic number and
mass number of this radioactive nitrogen as a chemical
symbol with a subscript and superscript.

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