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Number of protons in in an element denote the type of element. So you identify element on the number of protons in it. Protons being positively charged can not sit together in a nucleus. They will repel each other. So you do not have an element in which only 2 or more protons and no neutrons are there.It means neutrons act as binding material in an element. So usually equal or more neutrons are there in an element. If same number of neutrons are there in nucleus but different number of protons, then it is no more a same but different element. An element in which different number of neutrons are there are called as Isotope. All element have got one or more Isotopes. So there 'physical' properties would differ but not 'chemical' property.
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What isotopes are atoms of the same elements with different number of?
Isotopes are atoms of the same elements with different number of neutrons.
What is a isotonic?
atoms of different elements having same number of neutrons
Are all atoms of a given element identical to one another and different from atoms of other elements?
No. Some may have different numbers of neutrons. Atoms of the same element (atoms with the same number of protons in the nucleus) may have different numbers of neutrons, and so will have different masses. As an example, chlorine is a mixture of different isotopes with some of the atoms having different neutrons numbers.
What has different atomic masses?
Different atoms and elements that have different number of protns, neutrons and electrons.Duh!
Where can isotopes be found?
Isotopes can be found in any element. A definitive statement on an isotope is ' An Atom has a different number of neutrons'. The element that exhibits in large proportion two isotopes is chlorine. There is Chlorine-35 & Chlorine-37 The numbers being the atomic masses of of chlorine. The difference of '2' ( 37-35) is made up by a different number of neutrons. Chlorine-35 ; 17 protons, 18 neutrons and 17 electrons Chlorine-37 ; 17 protons. 20 neutrons and 17 electrons. The atomic Mass of Chlorine is given as 35.5 . This because there are 75% of Cl-35 atoms and 25% of Cl-37 atoms. NB Not all isotopes are Radio-Active, but some are!!!!!
Are neutrons in the atoms of different elements alike?
All neutrons are alike. As the name suggests , they are neutrally charged particles in the nucleus of an atom. They carry the same mass as a proton. They are found in the nucleus of an atoms together with the protons. However, atoms of a given element are isotopes of one another, if they have a different number of neutrons. e.g. Hydrogen , exhibits three isotopes. #1 protium ; 1 proton, 0 neutrons, 1 electron.( commonest isotope) #2 deuterium ; 1 proton, 1 neutron, 1 electron. ( heavy hydrogen) #3 tritium ; 1 proton, 2 neutrons, 1 electron. ( super heavy hydrogen and radio -active). Note in this table the number of neutrons in each isotope. The next element in the Periodic Table is Helium #1 helium ; 2 proton, 2 neutrons, 2 electron. Note the same number of neutrons as tritium , but now has two protons. A Neutron, in nuclear physics, can disintegrate to form a proton and an electron.
What are Atoms that vary in the number of neutrons found in their nuclei called?
Atoms that vary in the number of neutrons found in their nuclei are called isotopes. Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons, which can lead to variations in their atomic mass.
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.
Why is not possible to determine the type of atom by simply knowing how many neutrons it has?
because the neutrons have no charge
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.
Do atoms have neutrons in them?
Atoms of all elements can have neutrons in them. Only the element hydrogen has an isotope whose atoms do not contain neutrons, but all other isotopes of hydrogen have neutrons in them. In the heavier elements the number of neutrons always exceeds the number of protons in the atom.
How do you find the number of neutrons in an elements atoms?
number of neutrons = mass number - atomic number
