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What is an atom with more or fewer neutrons than atoms of the same element?
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∙ 13y ago
An atom of a certain element with a different number of neutrons compared with the common form of the element is called an isotope. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons in an atom, but a different number of neutrons (which means that they have a different Atomic Mass number).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAll atoms of a given element have the same number of protons, but some atoms have more neutrons than other atoms of the same element and therefore weigh more. These different atomic forms are referred to as isotopesof the element. In nature, an element occurs as a mixture of its isotopes. For example, consider the three isotopes of the element carbon, which has the atomic number 6. The most common isotope is carbon-12, which accounts for about 99% of the carbon in nature.
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∙ 13y agoAn atom with more than or fewer neutrons than protons is called an isotope.
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∙ 13y agoAtoms of an element that have more or less neutrons than normal are called "isotopes".
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∙ 11y agoGenerally in an atom, the number of neutrons will be equal to or more than the number of protons.
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∙ 12y agoIt is an isotope i think!
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∙ 11y agoisotopes
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What is the difference between elements and atoms?
An atom is the smallest piece of an element. Said another way, and element is made up one and only one kind of atoms.
Smallest part of a pure substance?
If the pure substance is not an element, the smallest part is a molecule (which is made of atoms) for instance, pure water is made of water molecules, which are made of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom If the pure substance is an element, the smallest part is an atom. (which is made of Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons) Pure hydrogen is made of atoms. A stable hydrogen atom has 1 proton, 1 neutron, and 1 electron. Protons and Neutrons can be broken down further into Quarks, Leptons, and Bosons. The Electron is a type of Lepton.
What is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means?
it is called an element.any atom of an element is the purest for of an element. atoms consist of electrons,protonsand neutrons.
What makes one atom or element different than another?
Different atoms either have a different number of protons(which makes them different elements) or a different number of neutrons (which makes them isotopes of the same element).For example, hydrogen has one proton (and usually no neutrons) while helium has two protons (and usually two neutrons). However, hydrogen with one proton and two neutrons is called tritium(3H) while helium with two protons and one neutron is called helium-3 (3He).
The nucleus of an atom contains 12 protons and 12 neutrons while the necleus of another atom contains 12 protons and 16 neutrons what are the atoms?
I believe it is two isotopes of an element. Because an isotope is the amount of protons. with a different number of neutrons in the nucleus. hopefully this will help :)
Will an atom with more neutrons react identically to an atom of the same element with fewer neutrons?
Not always. Some atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are radioactive, whereas the other atoms are not.
If there was an atom of this element that has 18 neutrons would it still be the same element?
Yes. Atoms with a different number of neutrons are called isotopes of that atom, but a variation in the number of neutrons does not change what the atom is.
What does it mean when the neutrons of an atom are all different?
The number of neutrons present in atoms of an element may differ. Atoms of an element which have different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. These differ in mass but have the same chemistry.All of the neutrons in the nucleus of an atom are the same.
What is an Atom of an element that differs in number of neutrons compared with other atoms of same element?
This atom is called isotope.
What are atoms that have the same element but different neutrons?
IsotopesThe number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines the element. The number of neutrons can vary. If two atoms of the same element have a different number of neutrons in their nuclei, they are isotopes of that element.
Atom of same element that differs in numbers of neutrons compared to other atoms of the element?
Isotope
What differentiates an atom from an isotope?
An isotope is an atom of an element. Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons. However, all atoms of the same element have the same number of protons.
What is an atom of same elements that differs in the number of neutrons compared to other atoms of the element?
the atom is an isotope
How a proton differ from an element?
Element is made by atom. atoms included many protons,neutrons and electrons.
All Atoms Of An Element Are Exactly?
All atoms of the same element are not identical. The atoms of same element with different number of neutrons are called as isotopes. Although, the number of protons and electrons are same in every atom.
What is the definition of isortopes?
Isotopesare variants of atoms of a particular chemical element, which have differing numbers of neutrons. Atoms of a particular element by definition must contain the same number of protons but may have a distinct number of neutrons which differs from atom to atom, without changing the designation of the atom as a particular element.
What is the difference between an atom a molecule and an element?
An atom is a nucleus of protons and neutrons with electrons orbiting around. An element is an atom with a specific amount of protons, neutrons, and electrons. A molecule is a bunch of atoms stuck together.
