NUCLIDE SYMBOL

Compare with atomic nucleus , nuclide and element symbol .A symbol for an nuclide that contains the mass number as a leading superscript, the atomic number as a leading subscript, and the charge on the nuclide as a trailing superscript. For example, the nuclide symbol for the most common form of the chloride ion is 35 17 Cl - , where 35 is the mass number, 17 is the atomic number, and the charge on the ion is -1. The atomic number is sometimes omitted from nuclide symbols.