3. write the nuclear symbol and hyphen notation
for each of the following isotopes:
a. mass number of 28 and atomic number of 14
b. 26 protons and 30 neutrons

a. ²⁸₁₄Si, Silicon-28

b. ⁵⁶₂₆Fe, Iron-56

Explanation:

a. For the nuclear symbol, the mass number of the isotope is on top while the atomic number is at the bottom. For example, ²⁸₁₄Si. The hypen notation for the isotope is Silicon-28 based on the atomic number and mass number.

b. The mass number of the isotope is equal to the sum of protons and neutrons = 26+30 = 56. The atomic number is the number of protons = 26. Thus, the nuclear symbol is ⁵⁶₂₆Fe and the hypen notation is Iron-56.

periodic trends is an atom that gets larger as the number of electronic shells increase, the radius of atoms increases as you go down a certain group in the periodic table of elements. in general, the size of an atom will decrease as you move from left to right of a certain period.