A Particle That Contains 8 Protons, 9 Neutrons, and 7

question 37

Multiple Choice

A particle that contains 8 protons, 9 neutrons, and 7 electrons could be written as:

• A) "¹⁶₈O"
• B) "¹⁷₉O⁺"
• C) "¹⁷₈O"
• D) "¹⁷₈O ^- "
• E) "¹⁷₈O⁺"

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Definitions:

Occurrence

An event or incident that happens or takes place.

Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

Mutually Exclusive

Refers to events that cannot occur at the same time.

P(C)

The probability of occurrence of event C.