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Some two elements are represented as:

Some two elements are represented as:

(a) How many protons does X have?
(b) How many neutrons does Y have?

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(a) 8 (protons number same as atomic number)

(b) 27 -13 = 14

maurice.mutuku answered the question on November 6, 2019 at 11:34

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