Oxygen 17 stable nuclear structure
Nuclear structure of

Oxygen 16 

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Blue toruses = 16 protons
Red toruses = 8 nuclear electrons

Atomic number of O16 = protons (16) - nuclear electrons (8) = (8), with structure 8D in a line.

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Photon model of light
J.Lucas, O16 nucleus model

Oxygen 16 isotope stable nucleus natural abundance 99.762 % principal product of stellar evolution


Oxygen 15 nucleus Oxygen 17 nucleus

O12O13O14O15O16O17O18O19

H He Li Be B C N O F Ne Na Mg Si S Ar Ca
Fe Ni Zn Ga Ge Se Kr Rb Sr Y Nb Mo Ru Rh Pd Ag
In Sb I Ba Ce Nd Sm Tb Yb Ta W Os Ir Au Hg Pb


 
The oxygen 16 isotope has a highly symmetric stable nucleus, saturated with binding electrons, natural abundance 99.762 %. A principal product of stellar evolution.