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The atomic number of fluorine is 9. what is the mass number of a fluorine atom with 8 neutrons?

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Answer:

c

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User Poolie
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Mass number is found by adding the number of protons and neutrons.So Fluorine, which has 9 protons would be added to the number of neutrons, 8. Therefore, the mass number of fluorine would be 17. Hope this helps. Have a nice day.
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