Chemistry

Problem

Fill in the missing entries in the following table of nuclides and answer the question that follows. a. (a) Complete the atomic number

Z

or neutron number

N

wherever a question mark appears. Nuclide |

Z

A

N

(i)

^{60}_{\;?}\text{Co}

| ? | 60 | ? (ii)

^{60}_{28}\text{Ni}

| 28 | ? | ? (iii)

^{\;?}_{29}\text{Cu}

| 29 | ? | 34 b. (b) Identify the pair of nuclides from the above that are isobars.