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  • Oxygen's Atomic Notation: Understanding ¹⁶₈O
    The standard atomic notation for oxygen is:

    ¹⁶₈O

    Here's what each part represents:

    * ¹⁶: This is the mass number, which represents the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. Oxygen-16 is the most common isotope of oxygen.

    * : This is the atomic number, which represents the number of protons in the atom's nucleus. The atomic number defines the element; all oxygen atoms have 8 protons.

    * O: This is the element symbol for oxygen.

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