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Arrange the isotopes of sulfur and phosphorus in order of decreasing number of neutrons.

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S-36 S-34 P-35 P-32 P-31 P-33

Arrange the isotopes of sulfur and phosphorus in order of decreasing number of neutrons.

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Annabelle Boyer · Answer 1

Isotopes of the same element is characterized by having the same number of protons. For phosphorus, it has 15 protons and, for sulfur, it has 16 protons. So, we can calculate the number of neutrons by subtracting the number above of every isotope with the number of protons.

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S-36 S-34 P-35 P-32 P-31 P-33Arrange the isotopes of sulfur and phosphorus in order of decreasing number of neutrons.

S-36 S-34 P-35 P-32 P-31 P-33

Arrange the isotopes of sulfur and phosphorus in order of decreasing number of neutrons.