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Introduction: The elements present in the nature occur as a mixture of isotopes. Isotopes vary in the number of neutrons and thereby affect the mass number. Stable isotopes and unstable isotopes are the two types of isotopes. The atoms of the isotopes that have the unstable nuclei are called the unstable isotope. The unstable isotope of an element that has undergone radioactive decay is called the radioactive isotope. Most common elements present in living organisms are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus.
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Ch. 2 - Fill in the names beside the symbols of the...Ch. 2 - The difference between the mass number and the...Ch. 2 - To move to a shell farther from the nucleus, an...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4IQCh. 2 - Fill in the blanks in the following concept map to...Ch. 2 - Prob. 6IQCh. 2 - Prob. 7IQCh. 2 - Prob. 8IQCh. 2 - Draw the structural formula of a water molecule,...Ch. 2 - Look at your sketch of a water molecule in...
Ch. 2 - Prob. 11IQCh. 2 - Prob. 1SYKCh. 2 - Atoms can have various numbers associated with...Ch. 2 - Prob. 3SYKCh. 2 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 3TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 4TYKCh. 2 - Radioactive isotopes can be used in studies of...Ch. 2 - Prob. 6TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 7TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 8TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 9TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 10TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 11TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 12TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 13TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 14TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 15TYKCh. 2 - A covalent bond between two atoms is likely to be...Ch. 2 - Prob. 17TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 18TYKCh. 2 - For questions 19-21, choose from the following...Ch. 2 - Prob. 20TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 21TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 22TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 23TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 24TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 25TYKCh. 2 - What is the difference between a molecule and a...Ch. 2 - Prob. 27TYKCh. 2 - Prob. 28TYK
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