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In which one of the following ways are isotopes of the same element exactly the same? 

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Important Questions on Atomic Structure

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Deduce the number of electrons, protons and neutrons in Br-3581.
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Deduce the number of electrons, protons and neutrons in Ce3+3858.
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Read the paragraph in 'Developing an idea: Nanomachines' at the beginning of this chapter about Rutherford's work in discovering the nucleus. 
Why, in Rutherford's experiment, did most of the alpha particles go straight through the metal foil and so few bounced back? 
 
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Read the paragraph in 'Developing an idea: Nanomachines' at the beginning of this chapter about Rutherford's work in discovering the nucleus. 
Suggest what happened to the alpha particles that went a little way from the nucleus. Use ideas of attractive or repulsive forces. 
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Read the paragraph in 'Developing an idea: Nanomachines' at the beginning of this chapter about Rutherford's work in discovering the nucleus.

Use your knowledge of what you have learned in this chapter to think about any other experiments that could have been used. 

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Boron is an element in Group 13 of the Periodic Table.

Boron has two isotopes. 

Deduce the number of i) protons, ii) neutrons and iii) electrons in one neutral atom of the isotopeB511

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Boron is an element in Group 13 of the Periodic Table.

Boron has two isotopes. 

What do you understand by the term isotope?

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Boron is an element in Group 13 of the Periodic Table. Boron has two isotopes. 

State the relative masses and charges of i) an electron ii) a neutron iii) a proton