Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 19 - Sections 19.1-19.12 - Exercises - Review Questions - Page 945: 4

Answer

$^{1}_{1}p$ , $^{1}_{0}n$ , $^{0}_{-1}e$

Work Step by Step

A proton has an atomic number of 1 and a mass number of 1. A neutron has a mass number of 1 but an atomic number of 0 because atomic number is the number of protons. An electron has negligible mass so its mass number is 0 and it's atomic number is -1 because when it is emitted, a proton changes to a neutron therefore decreasing the atomic number by 1.
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