An isotope of the element nitrogen has 7 protons and 9 neutrons. What is the name of the isotope?

a
Nitrogen-7
b
Nitrogen-16
c
Nitrogen-14
d
Nitrogen-9

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The isotope of nitrogen with 7 protons and 9 neutrons can be identified by adding the number of protons (7) and neutrons (9) together, which gives a mass number of 16. Therefore, the correct name of the isotope is Nitrogen-16.

So, the correct answer is: b Nitrogen-16.

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