Question 2 Table NameoftheelementSymbolNumberofprotonsNumberofneutronsNumberofelectronsOxygenO888SulphurS161616 With the help of table, find out the mass number of oxygen and sulphur atom.
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Solution
From table, Number of protons in an oxygen atom = 8 Number of neutrons in an oxygen atom=8 Mass number of oxygen = 8+8 = 16
Number of protons in a sulphur atom = 16 Number of neutrons in a sulphur atom =16 Mass number of a sulphur atom = 16+16 = 32