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∙ 14y agoIsotopes are different nuclear configurations of the same element which vary in the number of neutrons present between each other. These elements are still technically the same element, because elements are classified according to the number of protons. Isotopes do not interact any differently from each other in the chemical context, but some isotopes are less stable and will decay more easily.
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∙ 15y agoIsotopes of a particular element have differing numbers of neutrons (but the same number of protons). Different isotopes of the same element have the same chemical properties, but differing masses and differing degrees of nuclear stability, that is, some are radioactive and decay into other isotopes of the same element, or even other elements.
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∙ 13y agoDifferent isotopes of an element have a different number of Neutrons in the atom's nucleus. For instance, Plutonium normally has 150 Neutrons, but Plutonium-239 (used in weapons) has 145.
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∙ 8y agoThe isotopes of an element differ in the number of neutrons in the atom's nucleus, which also changes the Atomic Mass.
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∙ 7y agoThe number of neutrons is different.
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Does an isotope of an element have a different atomic mass?
Yes; isotopes of the same element have the same atomic number but differ in their atomic masses.
Two isotopes of the element rubidium differ in their number of protons?
no isotopes of a particular chemical element all have the same number of protons
How much do isotopes that share an element differ in the number?
Isotopes have a different number of neutrons but the number of protons and electrons is the same.
Atoms of same chemical element that have different atomic mass are known as?
Isotopes. They differ in the number of neutrons in the nucleus.
Why do all isotpoes of an element have the same chemical properties?
Chemical properties are determined by the electron configuration of an atom, not by its mass. These do not differ in all isotopes of one element, because isotopes have the same number of PROTONS thus the same electron configuration. Only the mass of different isotopes of one element is different by the different number of NEUTRONS.
How does an element differ from its isotopes?
Isotopes of the same element have different number of neutrons.
Isotopes are forms of the same element that differ in what?
Yes, isotopes of an element are the same element but with different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus and thus different atomic masses.
Isotopes of an element differ from each other in the number of?
Isotopes of the same element differ in the number of neutrons. Isotopes have different physical properties but similar chemical properties.
Does an isotope of an element have a different atomic mass?
Yes; isotopes of the same element have the same atomic number but differ in their atomic masses.
Two isotopes of the element rubidium differ in their number of protons?
no isotopes of a particular chemical element all have the same number of protons
The various atomic weights of the same element are called?
Atoms of the same element with different atomic masses are known as isotopes. Isotopes differ only by the number of neutrons present in the nucleus of the isotopes. The number of protons is the same for all isotopes of an element (because if there were different numbers of protons, then the atoms would not be of the same element).
All the isotopes of an element have the same number of neutrons?
No they don't have. Isotopes of an element differ in mass from from each other and this is due to the different no. of electrons in their nucleus.
How much do isotopes that share an element differ in the number?
Isotopes have a different number of neutrons but the number of protons and electrons is the same.
What are element that differ in the number of neutrons known as?
Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain are known as isotopes.
Can 2 isotopes of the same element differ in the number of protons?
An element is defined by the number of protons, so this cannot vary. Isotopes of a particular element are different in the number of neutrons within the atoms. These isotopes are said to be comparatively "lighter" or "heavier" than other isotopes based on the total of protons and neutrons (atomic mass).
What are the differences in isotopes of the same elements?
Isotopes are forms of the same element that differ in Neutrons.
Atoms of same chemical element that have different atomic mass are known as?
Isotopes. They differ in the number of neutrons in the nucleus.
