How would you represent a sulfur isotope that contains 18 neutrons using the format

S–34

Explanation:

From the question given above, the following data were obtained:

Neutron number = 18

The isotope of sulphur still retains its atomic number of 16.

Recall:

Atomic number = proton number

Atomic number of sulphur (S) = 16

Therefore,

Proton number = 16

Next, we shall determine the mass number of the sulphur isotope. This can be obtained as follow:

Proton number = 16

Neutron number = 18

Mass number =.?

Mass number = Proton + Neutron

Mass number = 16 + 18

Mass number = 34

The symbol for sulphur is S.

Thus, the symbol of sulfur isotope that contains 18 neutrons is S–34

atomic mass = 39

number of neutrons = 20

number of protons= 19

electronic configuration = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1

the number of electron in first shell = 2

number of electrons in n=3 shell = 8