The atom of an element X is represented as \( {}^{y}_{z}X \). The basic chemical properties of X depend on the value of

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 2002 Subject: Chemistry

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The atom of an element X is represented as \( {}^{y}_{z}X \). The basic chemical properties of X depend on the value of

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The symbol used to represent an atom of an element X is:

chemical symbol

Here, 'X' represents the chemical symbol of the element and 'z' and 'y' are the atomic number and mass number of the element respectively.

The basic chemical properties of an element depend on the number of protons (i.e., atomic number) in its atoms. This is because the number of protons determines the number and arrangement of electrons in an atom, and the chemical properties of an element are primarily determined by the behavior of its electrons.

Therefore, in this case, the basic chemical properties of element X depend on the value of 'z', which represents the atomic number of X.

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