Isotopes???

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do you know what the subscript and superscripts represents in isotopes?

2007-09-18 11:33:23 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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This site has a brief explanation for you:

http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Isotope_Notation.htm

The superscript (above) is the mass number. protons + neutrons
The subscript is the atomic number. protons

See examples on the site listed above.

2007-09-18 11:38:56 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋