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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A: 1, 2 and 3 are correct
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