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Offline michael1982

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how do you get the isotope number
« on: November 22, 2006, 11:29:45 AM »
can anyone tell me how you get the different number of an isotope? is it to do with mass spectrometry?
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Re: how do you get the isotope number
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2006, 01:30:26 PM »
The mass number for an isotope is determined by adding the number of protons with the number of neutrons.
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