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Can an atom of two different elements have the same mass number?
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∙ 15y ago
Yes. The mass number is basic to the different elements, even more useful than the atomic number. (Unless it is an isotope. Isotopes have a different amount of neutrons than the basic element atom which makes a difference in mass number too. So, a difference in mass numbers doesn't always mean it is a different element.)
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∙ 11y agoAtoms of the same element will always have the same number of protons (or atomic number). Isotopes are species that have the same number of protons but vary in the number of neutrons (or mass number).
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∙ 15y agoYes. The number of neutrons in atoms can cause atoms of different elements to have the same mass number.
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∙ 12y agoYes, different atomic numbers mean different elements.
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∙ 9y agoWe can find Atomic Mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.
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How is the atomic number and mass number different?
The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of any given element. The mass number is the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom of an isotope of an element.
How is the mass number different from the atomic number of an atom?
Atomic number of an element is the number of protons that an atom of an element contains. The atomic weight (the mass of the atom) is measured by not only the mass of the proton(s), but by the mass of the nuetrons and electrons too.
What is mass number equal to?
The mass number of an atom is defined as the total number of protons and neutron (collectively called "nucleons") in the atomic nucleus. For example, a helium atom with 2 protons and 2 neutrons would have a mass number of 4.
What is the mass number of a atom?
the mass number is number of protons in an atom, plus the number of neutrons.
Is the mass of a hydrogen atom different from the mass of an oxygen atom?
all atoms have different masses Mass of an atom is due to protons and neutrons present in an atom and number of proton is something that distinguish between atoms, therefore mass of hydrogen is different to the mass number of oxygen, hydrogen's mass is 1 as it has only 1 proton and no neutrons, and oxygen mass's is 16 as it has 8 protons and 8 neutrons.
Two atom of the same elements with different mass number was?
ISotopes
What has a different mass number than the normal atom?
We can find atomic mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.
What is the atom with same atomic number but different mass number?
We can find atomic mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.
Why the mass number of the same atom of an element is not constant?
Since you have isotopes of elements. Isotopes are elements with different number of neutrons hence why the different atomic masses for the same elements.
How is the mass number different from the average atomic mass?
We can find atomic mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.
How do you you find the mass number of an atom?
We can find atomic mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.
Do Isotopes of uranium have different atomic numbers?
No. By definition isotopes of an element have the same number of protons (that is what makes them uranium, for example) but different numbers of neutrons (neutral particules in the nucleus which provide mass).
Why atomic mass is different from the mass numbers?
atomic mass is the number of protons in an atom mass number is the number of protons plus neutrons in an atom
How can you get the mass number and atomic number of element?
We can find atomic mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.
Why do you subtract the atomic number from the mass number?
We can find atomic mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.
Why is the atomic mass number not a whole number?
We can find Atomic Mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.
What is the mass number and what equation can it be written in?
We can find atomic mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.
