Physics 0625 · IGCSE · The nuclear model of the atom

The nuclear model of the atom — practice question

A hydrogen isotope is written with nuclide notation $^{2}_{1}\text{H}$. How many neutrons are present in the nucleus of this isotope, and what is the nucleus’s relative charge?

  • Anumber of neutrons: $1$; relative charge: $+1$
  • Bnumber of neutrons: $1$; relative charge: $+2$
  • Cnumber of neutrons: $2$; relative charge: $+1$
  • Dnumber of neutrons: $2$; relative charge: $+2$

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