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Define atomic number.
What does Z represent in atomic notation?
What is mass number?
What does A stand for in isomer notation?
What does the atomic number represent?
Think about what distinguishes each element.
Isotopes have the same atomic number but different?
What do they share in common?
Why are some isotopes radioactive while others are stable? Use an example in your explanation.
Consider the balance of protons and neutrons.
Explain how nuclear composition impacts properties like half-life and stability in isotopes.
Relate stability to neutron-proton proportions.
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