Chemistry: Principles and Reactions
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ISBN: 9781305079373
Author: William L. Masterton, Cecile N. Hurley
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Chapter 2, Problem 73QAP
Criticize each of the following statements:
(a) The Rutherford experiment confirmed the presence of electrons in an atom.
(b) A period is that segment of the periodic table in which elements are arranged by similar chemical properties.
(c) Isotopes have the same mass number.
(d) The molecule Be3N2 is triberylium dinitride.
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