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The diagram shows two atoms of oxygen written in nuclide notation, one with nucleon number 16 and one with nucleon number 18. Both have the same proton number. Which single statement correctly describes the relationship between these two oxygen atoms?
The correct answer is They are isotopes of the same element. Both atoms have the same proton number (8), so they are the same element (oxygen). They have different nucleon numbers (16 and 18), meaning they contain different numbers of neutrons (8 and 10 respectively). Atoms of the same element with different neutron counts are called isotopes. They are not different elements, not ions, and they do not have the same number of neutrons.
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