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a) Isotopes are atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons , but the same number of electrons and protons.
b)i) 92 protons, just look at the periodic table. It's the number near the bottom of the element.
b)ii) Deduct the number of protons from the nucleon number (number at top of elemnt) to get the number of neutrons, 238-92 =146
c)i) For it's mass, you just multiply the uniform mass constant number with your nucleon number, 238*1.66x10^-27 = 3.95x10^-25
c)ii) For density, you just need to divide the mass by volume. This is more maths then physics, you need to know the formula for volume of a sphere which is 4/3pi x r^3. Once you get that just divide the mass by that value.
d) Your density will probably be much more then the value given. Since the actual density is low, you can conclude that most of the atom is empty space or most of it's mass is in the nucleus.