Iron-59 is a radioactive isotope of iron used in medicine to study iron metabolism.
The symbol representing a nucleus of iron-59 is shown below:
2659Fe {}_{26}^{59}\text{Fe} 2659FeMatch each type of particle to the correct number of particles in a nucleus of iron-59.
Type of particle
Number of particles
81 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 6.1 Atomic structure and isotopes. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.