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An atom whose atomic number is 16 and mass number is 32 can be written as:A)sulfur-16B)sulfur-32C)Germanium-32D) germanium-46

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It is necessary to use the Periodic Table of Elements to find the atom with atomic number of 16 and a mass number of 32, that is Sulfur (S).

The correct way to write it is using the mass number of the element, so sulfur can be written as sulfur-32.

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