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Absolutely. Atoms with varying neutron numbers are known as isotopes. Hydrogen has three isotopes. The first, most common is plain old hydrogen one. Heavy water is formed from deuterium, or hydrogen 2 (one proton, one neutron). Tritium (H3) is used in exit signs and watch face dials because it is radioactive, decaying by beta particle emission into helium 3.

Carbon 14 is an unstable isotope of carbon 12, with a half life of about 5700 years. Uranium 235 is the isotope of uranium used to produce fissile nuclear weapons.

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Different isotopes of an element contain different numbers of which particles?

The number of neutrons differ for each isotope of a chemical element.


What does isotopes?

All atoms of an element contain the same number of electrons and protons but they can have different numbers of neutrons. Atoms with different numbers of neutrons are isotopes.


What isotopes of an element contain different Numbers of what?

neutrons


Isotopes of an element have a different number of?

neutrons


What are atmos of the sam element that have different numbers of neutrons called?

Isotopes, which are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.


Do all atoms of the same element contain the same number of netrons?

No, atoms of the same element have the same number of protons. Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes.


Can isotopes of an element have the same number of neutrons?

Two different isotopes of an element have different numbers of neutrons. That's what an isotope is. So, no, isotopes of an element can not have the same number of neutrons.


The main difference between isotopes of the same element has to dowith the number of?

The main difference between isotopes of the same element is the number of neutrons in the nucleus. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons but different numbers of neutrons, which affects their atomic mass.


What are the different forms called in an element that has forms with different numbers of neautrons?

Atoms of the same element can have different numbers of neutrons; the different possible versions of each element are called isotopes. For example, the most common isotope of hydrogen has no neutrons at all; there's also a hydrogen isotope called deuterium, with one neutron, and another, tritium, with two neutrons.


How is it possible for two atoms of the same element to have different masses?

Two atoms of the same element can have different masses if they contain different numbers of neutrons. These are known as isotopes of the element. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons, but differing numbers of neutrons, which can slightly alter their atomic mass.


Isotopes are atoms of the same element that different numbers of?

Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei. This leads to variations in atomic mass for isotopes of the same element.


Can neutral atoms of the same element differ in neutrons?

Yes, neutral atoms of the same element can differ in the number of neutrons they contain. These are called isotopes, which are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons, but different numbers of neutrons.