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For lighter, stable isotopes, the ratio of the mass number to the atomic number is close to a certain value. What is the value? What happens to the value of the mass number to atomic number ratio as stable isotopes become heavier?
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This means that the number of protons is approximately equal to the number of neutrons in these isotopes. Show more…
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