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How can scientist determine whether the nucleus formed is that of new element or that of new isotope of known element?
They can tell whether the nucleus formed is that of a new element or that of an isotope by determining the number of protons inside the nucleus. If the number of protons are different, then it is a different element (not necessarily new). If the number of protons are the same, then it is an isotope.
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How do you determine the isotope?
Isotopes are determined by the number of neutrons in an atom's nucleus. Each isotope of an element has the same number of protons in its nucleus but a different number of neutrons. Isotopes of an element have the same chemical properties but different atomic masses.
What do scientists have to know about the new nucleus to determine whether the newly formed nucleus is that of a new element or that of a new isotope of a known element?
They can tell whether the nucleus formed is that of a new element or that of an isotope by determining the number of protons inside the nucleus. If the number of protons are different, then it is a different element (not necessarily new). If the number of protons are the same, then it is an isotope.
How can one determine the appropriate nomenclature for an isotope?
To determine the appropriate nomenclature for an isotope, one must consider the element symbol followed by the mass number of the isotope. The mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. This information is typically written as Element Symbol - Mass Number.
What best describes a radioisotope?
its nucleus is unstable
How many nuetrons are in a nucleus?
This is 100% dependant on the element and the isotope of the element. Not every nucleus is the same.
Does the atomic number of an element determine its mass?
Not by itself. The mass number is the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in he nucleus for each isotope of the element, or for elements with more than one stable isotope is an average depending on the natural abundance of the stable isotopes of the element.
What changes in an isotope as compared to its parent element?
An isotope differs from its parent element in the number of neutrons in its nucleus, which can affect its stability and properties.
What do you call an element with unstable nucleus?
Radioactive isotope, or radioisotope.
What element do you get if you remove a proton the nucleus of a lithium atom?
an isotope of the element helium is obtained.
What percentage of an atom's mass is the nucleus?
The precise figure varies from element to element and isotope to isotope depending on the number of neutrons in the nucleus, however it is always at least 99.95% which is the ratio between an electron and a proton.
What determines the mass of an isotope?
The number of neutrons in the nucleus, the number of protons is the same for each isotope of a given element.
What is total number of protons and neutrons inside the nucleus?
It would depend what element and which isotope of that element you are referring to.
