To: Lx
The mass of a proton and neutron are almost identical, so you could have a different element with the same mass so long as the sum total of protons and neutrons in the nucleus is the same.
57 posted on
01/14/2012 11:45:22 AM PST by
rottndog
(This FReeper nuclear powered...)
To: rottndog
Good point, I completely forgot that, what an idiot! Back to high school chemistry for me.
64 posted on
01/15/2012 3:15:40 PM PST by
Lx
(Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
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