Gabby161999 Gabby161999
  • 06-10-2017
  • Chemistry
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What element has a mass number of 16 and 8 neutrons

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panda28panda panda28panda
  • 06-10-2017
The element would be Oxygen.
Work:
Mass = atomic # + neutrons
(The atomic number is the same as the number of protons in an element)

To find the number of protons substitute x 
16 = x + 8
x = 8 protons
Oxygen has 8 protons

I hope this helps!
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vouge72 vouge72
  • 06-10-2017
The answer is O (oxygen).
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