The mass number will change. Mass number - Atomic number = Number of neutrons. So, if the number of neutrons change the mass number will change. The atomic number would not change because the atomic number is equal to the number of protons and if the number of protons change, then the element would change.
An an element always has the same number of protons, but it can have varying neutrons, but not too varying, these each are called isotope e.g. and isotope of Carbonwould be Carbon with 12 neutrons - this isotope makes up for 99% of all Carbon found on earth, there are also two other known isotopes of Carbon: Carbon with 13 and Carbon with 14- which vary in their characteristics. The Carbon with 14 happens to be radioactive, which is a change which can happen when there is a different number of neutrons. Carbon 13 is used in a special chemical analysis called 13C nmr.
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when the number of neutrons changes there doesn't have to be any other change, when this occurs, the atom is now an isotope.
The mass number. The atom is now also a different isotope.
Atomic weight, mass number, isomer.
protron
The number protons in an atom is called the atomic number (it is this number that tells us which element the atom is). The number of neutrons in an atom can change, but the term for the amount of neutrons is called an isotope. The number of protons and neutrons added together is called the atomic mass.
they determine the atomic mass of the atom
8. When an atom becomes an ion, it gains or loses electrons. The number of protons and neutrons doesn't change. If the number of neutrons changes then the atom has changed into a different isotope.
nass number is the number of neutrons plus protons in the nucleus of an atom
Protons make up the identity of the element and give it its unique properties. Protons have a positive charge. Neutrons give an atom additional mass, and the number of neutrons in an atom make it an isotope of an element. Neutrons have no charge.
Oxidation is a chemial reaction; the atom and the number of neutrons remains unchanged.
Nothing happens to the number of neutrons nor protons. it's just the electron number that changes. If an atom gains electrons, it increases and the ion is negative and vice versa. the number of neutrons or protons DOES NOT CHANGE.
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.
Yes. Neutrons can change through radiation. The number of neutrons determines the isotope of the atom.
no, atoms don't have to have neutrons, neutrons are supposed to be neutral so it wont change the charge of the atom if you add or subtract neutrons from an atom. what will change is the mass number of the atom.
The number protons in an atom is called the atomic number (it is this number that tells us which element the atom is). The number of neutrons in an atom can change, but the term for the amount of neutrons is called an isotope. The number of protons and neutrons added together is called the atomic mass.
Isotopes
A normal calcium atom should have 20 neutrons, but if it is an isotope the number of neutrons will change.
The number of neutrons depends on the atom. In general, mass number = atomic number + number of neutrons.
The number of neutrons in an atom can affect the atomic mass of an atom.
Neurons are nerve cells in the body but if you meant neutrons nothing normally happens; it sometimes increases radioactivity.
By changing the number of neuturons the atom is converted into isotope. As we know the atom is made up of electrons(negative charge),protons(positive charge) and neutrons(no charge),when we change number of electrons in an atom ions are created in the same way change in number of protons create change in the identity of atom and change in neutrons results isotopes