The number of electrons, protons and neutrons in a species are equal to 18, 16 and 16 respectively .Assign the proper symbol to the species.

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1.	The number of electrons, protons and neutrons in a species are equal to 18, 16 and 16 respectively .Assign the proper symbol to the species.
Answer» Solution :The atomic number is EQUAL to number of protons = 16. The ELEMENT is sulphur (S). Mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons = 16+ 16 = 32 Species is not NEUTRAL as the number of protons is not equal to electrons It is anion, (negatively charged) with charge equal to excess electrons =18-16 = 2. SYMBOL is `""_16^32""s^(-2)`