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Are atoms that have the same number of protons but differ in the number of neutrons?
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Those are called Isotopes.
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Neutral atoms of the same element can differ in their number of what?
Neutrons. If the differ in electrons they are not neutral and if they differ in protons then they are no longer the same element as the number of protons determines the name of the element.
Atoms that have the same number of protons but differ in the number of neutrons is what?
Isotopes.
What is atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons but have the same number of protons?
Isotopes.
Are all atoms alike?
No. Atoms differ in the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
How do the atoms of one element differ from those of another element?
Atoms of the same element differ in the number of neutrons in their nuclei. All atoms of a given element have the same number of protons, of course. The number of protons in a nucleus determines which element the atom is. But the number of neutrons can vary, and these different "versions" of a given element are called isotopes of that element. See the related question, which is linked below.
How do the number of neutrons and protons in nuclei of carbon-14 and nitrogen-14 differ?
Carbon is atomic number 6, so its atoms have 6 protons in their nuclei. Carbon-14 atoms have 8 neutrons in addition to the 6 protons. Nitrogen is atomic number 7, so its atoms have 7 protons in their nuclei. Nitrogen-14 atoms have 7 neutrons in addition to the 7 protons.
Do all elements of the periodic table have the same type of atoms?
No. Atoms differ in number of protons, neutrons and electrons.
How do atoms with different atomic numbers differ from each other?
It is because that they have a different number of protons and neutrons and electrons.
Atoms of the same elements that differ only in the number of neutrons are known as?
Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. An isotope is known by its mass number, which is the sum of the protons and neutrons in its nucleus.
An element has only one kind of atom?
Yes and no! All of the atoms of an elemnt have the same number of protons. The number of neutrons can differ.
In what way are atoms of one element different from atoms of other elements?
The number of electrons and neutrons may differ for atoms of the same element. However, what distinguishes atoms of one element from those of a different element is the number of protons in the atom's nucleus. All of the atoms of an element have the same number of protons, which is the single most important determiner of the properties of an element.
An atoms what number is the sum of protons and neutrons?
The sum of protons and neutrons in an atom is called mass number.
