Answer:
Hmmmm, Z=10 the element is not fluorine, and its not sodium.
Step-by-step explanation:
If you are doing your chemistry homework, you must have a Periodic Table beside you. You will also be supplied a Periodic Table in every test in Chemistry and Physics you will ever sit. So get your Periodic table, and consider the following. It has 10 electrons, 10 fundamental negative charges. Since the element is neutral, it has 10 fundamental positive charges, 10 protons, in its nucleus. In the nucleus there are also 12 massive, neutral particles, 12 neutrons. The number of protons, Z, defines the atomic number, and the Periodic Table is arranged according to Z.
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