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Question 91

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} 2659​Fe

Match each type of particle to the correct number of particles in a nucleus of iron-59.

Type of particle

  • Proton
  • Neutron
  • Nucleon

Number of particles

  • 26
  • 33
  • 59
  • 85
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