Q11Multiple choice
In a sample of ethyl ethanoate (CH3COOC2H5) the two oxygen atoms have the same number of electrons but different number of neutrons. Which of the following is the correct reason for it?
- (a)One of the oxygen atoms has gained electrons
- (b)One of the oxygen atoms has gained two neutrons
- (c)The two oxygen atoms are isotopes
- (d)The two oxygen atoms are isobars. 16-04-2018
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(c) The two oxygen atoms are isotopes