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How can the researcher change one isotope into a different isotope of the same element?
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By striking it with neutrons.
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What does the isotope of an element have?
An isotope of an element has a different number of Neutrons to the original element it came from. EG: Carbon( 11 neurtons) can go to carbon(12 Neutrons(
How does an isotope of an element change during nuclear decay?
During nuclear decay, radioisotopes of one element can change into one or more isotopes of a different element altogether.
Does an atom retain the chemical identity of an element?
An isotope is an atom that contains a different number of neutrons. In order for an element to change there has to be a different number of protons.
When an unstable isotope produces a particle and energy it can change the number of protons in the nucleus. This creates?
An atom of a different element.
What is the unchanged element of isotopes?
"element" is a very confusing word for what you are asking. But what I think you are asking is what part of an atom does not change with an isotope. I'll answer that question. An isotope of an atom is a variation fo the element in which the atom has a different number of neutrons. However, the number of protons can never change in a single element. So no matter how many atoms of a certain element are gathered, no matter how many different isotopes there are, they all have the exact same number of protons.
How can the researcher change one isotope into a different isotope of the same elements?
By striking it with neutrons.
What does the isotope of an element have?
An isotope of an element has a different number of Neutrons to the original element it came from. EG: Carbon( 11 neurtons) can go to carbon(12 Neutrons(
How does an isotope of an element change during nuclear decay?
During nuclear decay, radioisotopes of one element can change into one or more isotopes of a different element altogether.
Does an atom retain the chemical identity of an element?
An isotope is an atom that contains a different number of neutrons. In order for an element to change there has to be a different number of protons.
When an unstable isotope produces a particle and energy it can change the number of protons in the nucleus. This creates?
An atom of a different element.
What subatomic particle determines if an element is an isotope or not?
The neutron; the proton determines the element of the atom, but different atoms of the same element can have different atomic masses, due to the different number of neutrons of the atoms. Atoms of same element having same number of protons but different number of neutrons are called Isotopes. Thus, neutron determines the isotope of an atom.
What is the element of isotopes?
"element" is a very confusing word for what you are asking. But what I think you are asking is what part of an atom does not change with an isotope. I'll answer that question. An isotope of an atom is a variation fo the element in which the atom has a different number of neutrons. However, the number of protons can never change in a single element. So no matter how many atoms of a certain element are gathered, no matter how many different isotopes there are, they all have the exact same number of protons.
What is the unchanged element of isotopes?
"element" is a very confusing word for what you are asking. But what I think you are asking is what part of an atom does not change with an isotope. I'll answer that question. An isotope of an atom is a variation fo the element in which the atom has a different number of neutrons. However, the number of protons can never change in a single element. So no matter how many atoms of a certain element are gathered, no matter how many different isotopes there are, they all have the exact same number of protons.
Which subatomic particle causes the masses to be different?
Every subatomic particle has mass, so every particle will cause a slight mass change. However, in an isotope, the mass change between the parent and daughter is caused by a change in the number of neutrons.
Does being an isotope change how that element will react with other elements yes or no?
No.
What is make an atom isotope?
It is the neutron that makes changes in atomic nuclei to change them from one isotope to another. For any given element, that element will have a fixed number of protons. It is, after all, the number of protons that determine the elemental identity. But the number of neutrons in a given element can vary, and we use the term isotope to talk about which particular atom we're investigating. That is, we apply the term isotope to speak to an atom of a given element with a certain number of neutrons in its nucleus.
What is the only particle that can change in number for an isotope?
The Neutron- An element with the same number of protons and electrons, but with a different number of neutrons per atom than the original element is called an "isotope". An isotope will have, for all intensive purposes, about the same chemical and physical properties as the original element. Isotopes are written as the element, followed by a dash, then the number of neutrons in one atom of that isotope (Carbon-13 is an isotope of carbon with 13 neutrons per atom)
