Chemistry (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321943171
ISBN 13: 978-0-32194-317-0

Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Section Problems - Page 74: 105

Answer

$_2^1He$ can't be correct.

Work Step by Step

The mass number (in the top left corner) can never be less than the number of protons (in the lower left corner), so this is not possible.
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