Oxygen Has an Atomic Number of 8

question 38

Multiple Choice

Oxygen has an atomic number of 8. This means that oxygen has ____.

• A) eight electrons in its outer most shell
• B) eight neutrons in its nucleus
• C) four protons and four neutrons in its nucleus
• D) eight protons in its nucleus
• E) eight protons and eight neutrons in its nucleus

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