Problem: Boron and Fluorine.  Give the number of protons and neutrons in the following isotopes: 1. boron-10         _____ protons      _____neutrons 2. boron-11         _____ protons      _____neutrons 3. fluorine-19      _____ protons      _____neutrons  

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Boron and Fluorine. 

Give the number of protons and neutrons in the following isotopes:

1. boron-10         _____ protons      _____neutrons

2. boron-11         _____ protons      _____neutrons

3. fluorine-19      _____ protons      _____neutrons

 

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