Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
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Chapter 2 - Sections 2.1-2.9 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 80: 42d

Answer

Inconsistent.

Work Step by Step

Rutherford’s nuclear model states that most of the atom’s mass and all of its positive charge are contained in a small core called the nucleus. So the majority mass of fluorine is not due to its 9 electrons.
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