Question

A penny is made of the element zinc plated with the element copper; a nickel is made of a mixture of the elements nickel and copper. Some isotopes of various elements are listed below by their atomic number and mass number. Use the periodic table on p. 131 to identify which atoms you would expect to find in the penny, which you would expect to find in the nickel, which you would expect to find in both, and which you would expect to find in neither coin.

Answer 1

in the penny Cooper(Cu),un the nickel nickel(Ni),in both Cooper(Cu)

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Answer 2

Answer: We need the referenced table to discern which isotopes are likely to be found. But there is still an interesting piece of information.

Step-by-step explanation:

An interesting story behind the US penny. It has been around since 1787 and consisted of primarily a copper, or copper-plated coin. In 1982 the design was changed, due to the high price of copper. A zinc core was copper plated to have the same appearance, but less expensive composition. If one of these pennies is slightly filed to expose the zinc, it can be placed in a strong acid that will react with and dissolve the zinc core. Fun, but a waste of money.