Problem: Each of the following isotopes is used in medicine. Indicate the number of protons and neutrons in each isotope.phosphorus-32

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Atomic number = # protons

Atomic mass = # neutrons + # protons

# neutrons = Atomic mass - # protons


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Each of the following isotopes is used in medicine. Indicate the number of protons and neutrons in each isotope.

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