The different types of nuclei are referred to as what?
rhizomes
organelles
atoms
nuclides
Although the hydrogen nucleus consists of a single proton, the nuclei of all other elements contain both neutrons and protons. The different types of nuclei are referred to as nuclides . The number of protons in a nucleus is called the atomic number and is designated by the symbol . The total number of nucleons, neutrons and protons, is designated by the symbol and is called the mass number . A nuclide with 7 protons and 8 neutrons thus has and . The number of neutrons, , is . To specify a given nuclide, we need give only and . These can be shown in a complete nuclear symbol which takes the form.