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A-LevelChemistryAtomic structure9701/12 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q311 Mark

In 2011 an international group of scientists agreed to add two new elements to the Periodic Table. Both elements had been made artificially and are called flerovium, Fl, and livermorium, Lv. [Figure 31.1 - table with proton number and nucleon number for Fl and Lv] From the information about atoms in the table, which statements are correct? 1 One atom of Lv has one more neutron than one atom of Fl. 2 One Fl²⁻ ion has the same number of electrons as one atom of Lv. 3 One Lv⁺ ion has the same number of electrons as one Fl⁻ ion.

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A1, 2 and 3 are correct
B1 and 2 only are correct
C2 and 3 only are correct
D1 only is correct

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A: 1, 2 and 3 are correct

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Atomic structure, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 31.

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