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Question 46

In standard nuclide notation, where are mass number and atomic number written relative to the element symbol?

  1. Mass number at upper left and atomic number at lower leftCorrect answer
  2. Both numbers to the upper right
  3. Atomic number at upper left and mass number at lower left
  4. Both numbers below the symbol

Explanation

The upper-left number is the mass number, while the lower-left number is the atomic number. Swapping them would confuse total nucleons with the proton count, and a right-side number can instead be used for ionic charge.

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