Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Isotopes

Isotopes — practice question

(a(i))[3]

Describe how these sulfur isotopes are alike and how they are different.

(a(ii))[1]

Explain why each of these isotopes has an overall charge of zero.

(a(iii))[1]

Explain why both isotopes have the same chemical properties.

(b(i))[1]

Explain why sulfide ions carry a charge of 2$^{-}$.

(b(ii))[2]

Give the formula of: an anion with the same electronic structure as S$^{2-}$; a cation with the same electronic structure as S$^{2-}$.

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