GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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CHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the isotope silver-107, 107 represents the atomic number.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the isotope notation, 107 represents the atomic number and 47 represents the atomic mass of silver. Choose the best choice that describes why this statement is false. This is false because the correct representation is the mass number as 107 and the atomic number as 47.

Detailed explanation-2: -Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons but the same number of protons and electrons. The difference in the number of neutrons between the various isotopes of an element means that the various isotopes have different masses.

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