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Do the nuclei of all atoms of a given element always have the same number of neutrons?
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∙ 12y ago
No - different isotopes of an element have different numbers of neutrons. All atoms of an element will have the same number of protons.
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When can atoms of the same element vary in the number of?
Neutrons in their nuclei.
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.
Different isotopes of an element have a different number of neutrons in the nuclei?
YES!
What is a proton and neutron?
A proton is a positively charged subatomic particle found in the nuclei of atoms. The number of protons an element has in its atomic nuclei is its atomic number, and defines the element. A neutron is a subatomic particle that has no charge and is also found in the nucleus of an atom. The number of neutrons in the nuclei of an element can vary. Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons, giving them different mass numbers, are called isotopes.
What is a neutron proton?
A proton is a positively charged subatomic particle found in the nuclei of atoms. The number of protons an element has in its atomic nuclei is its atomic number, and defines the element. A neutron is a subatomic particle that has no charge and is also found in the nucleus of an atom. The number of neutrons in the nuclei of an element can vary. Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons, giving them different mass numbers, are called isotopes.
How many neutrons are in the nucleus of a atom?
Atomic nuclei are composed of protons and neutrons. The atomic number of an element shows the number of protons in a nucleus of an atom of that element, while the atomic mass shows the average number of nucleons (either a proton or a neutron) in nuclei of that element. There can be an average because, unlike proton number, neutron number can vary from isotope to isotope. For example, carbon can have 6 or 7 neutrons and still be stable, but it always has to have 6 protons, or else it'd be a different element. Because atomic mass is equal to the number of protons and neutrons, one can find the number of neutrons by subtracting the number of protons from the total number of nucleons in a given isotope. To do this, subtract the atomic number from the atomic mass.
How are atomic number and atomic mass alike?
Atomic number and atomic mass are not alike. Atomic number is the number of protons in the nuclei of the atoms of an element. Each element has a unique atomic number. Atomic mass is the combined masses of the protons, neutrons, and electrons of the atoms of an element. Individual isotopes of an element have specific mass numbers, which are the sum of the protons and neutrons in the nuclei of the atoms of the isotope.
Isotopes of uncharged elements have different numbers of which of these?
Isotopes of an element have nuclei with the same number of protons (the same atomic number) but different numbers of neutrons Neutrons (:
Atoms have a set number of what in each element?
The number of protons in the nucleus of its atoms, which is its atomic number, defines each element. However, the nuclei of a given element may have varying numbers of neutrons.
When will atomic weight and mass number of an element be same?
Only when the nuclei of the element contain no neutrons. This occurs naturally only for hydrogen-1.
What are the atomic number and atomic mass number of?
The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms. Mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus of a particular isotope of an element.
Is it true Different isotopes for the same element will always have the same numbers of neutrons?
Yes. it is true. Isotopes of the same element always have different number of neutrons.
