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Joan and Mike's teacher show them a picture of an atom and ask them to identify it using the periodic table. Joan says the atom is Carbon, but Mike says it is Lithium. Who is right and why?
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Joan and Mike's teacher show them a picture of an atom and ask them to identify it using the periodic table. Joan says the atom is Carbon, but Mike says it is Lithium. Who is right and why?

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Mike would be right, since there are only 3 electrons in the shell, if shows that there are 3 protons. Lithium is the only element with 3 protons
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