Atom W has 8 protons and 9 neutrons, giving it a nucleon number of 17. Atom Y has the symbol C12. Atom Z has 11 protons and 12 neutrons, with 11 electrons in its electron arrangement and 1 valence electron. Atoms X and W are isotopes because they have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
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1. 1. Table 1 shows the number of proton, electrons and neutrons for atom W, X, Y and Z.
Jadual 1 menunjukkan bilangan proton, elektron dan neutron bagi atom W, X, Y dan Z.
Atom
Number of protons
Bilangan proton
Number of neutrons
Bilangan neutron
W 8 9
X 8 10
Y 12 12
Z 11 12
Table 1
Jadual 1
(a) (i) What is meant by nucleon number?
Apakah yang dimaksudkan dengan nombor nukleon?
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(ii) What is the nucleon number of atom W ?
Apakah Nombor Nukleon bagi atom W ?
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(b) Write the symbol of atom Y in the form of YA
Z .
Tuliskan simbol bagi atom Y dalam bentuk YA
Z .
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(c) (i) Write the electron arrangement of atom Z.
Tuliskan susunan electron bagi atom Z.
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(ii) What is the number of valance electrons in atom Z.
Apakah bilangan electron valen bagi atom Z.
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(d) Which atoms are isotopes? Explain why.
Atom-atom yang manakah adalah isotop? Jelaskan mengapa.
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