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Every individual atom is an isotope - it has a whole number of neutrons and a whole number of protons in its nucleus. The word isotope generally refers to a quantity of some material, where every atom in that portion has the same whole numbers as described above.
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∙ 10y agoActually, ions and isotopes are unrelated. An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge (that has lost or gained an electron.) An isotope is an atom with the same number of protons but a different number of electrons.
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∙ 9y agoIsotopes are identified by the number of neutrons in their nuclei. For example, Carbon-12 is identified by its number of neutrons, which is six.
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∙ 14y agoIsotopes have an unbalance electrostatic charge in its nucleus
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Which particle is used to identify isotopes of an element?
An element alwys has the same number of electrons and protons no matter what the isotope - so the answer is the neutrons determine the isotope.
The nuclear fusion of a helium-3 nucleus and nuclide X releases an alpha particle and a positron Identify nuclide X?
It is Deuterium an isotope of hydrogen.
What is the process in which one isotope changes to another isotope?
Radioactive decay is the process in which one isotope is changed into another isotope.
What is a Cosmogenic isotope?
a cosmogenic isotope is an isotope that is created in space by cosmic rays
What is an atom called when the number of neutron changes?
an isotope of an element
Which particle is used to identify isotopes of an element?
An element alwys has the same number of electrons and protons no matter what the isotope - so the answer is the neutrons determine the isotope.
The nuclear fusion of a helium-3 nucleus and nuclide X releases an alpha particle and a positron Identify nuclide X?
It is Deuterium an isotope of hydrogen.
Why must you know both how many protons and how many neutrons an element has in order to fully identify it?
The number of protons determine what element it is, the number of neutrons determine what isotope it is.
Isotope A has half-life of seconds and isotope B has a half-life of millions of years which isotope is more radioactive?
Isotope A
What is the process in which one isotope changes to another isotope?
Radioactive decay is the process in which one isotope is changed into another isotope.
What is a Cosmogenic isotope?
a cosmogenic isotope is an isotope that is created in space by cosmic rays
What is an atom called when the number of neutron changes?
an isotope of an element
What is the stable isotope that is formed by the breakdown of a radioactive isotope?
That's called a daughter isotope, or a daughter product. (The original isotope that decayed is the parent isotope.)
244 94Pu is an of plutonium?
isotope
What is silicons most common isotope?
The most common isotope of silicon is the isotope 28Si: 92,23 %.
How is radioactive Isotope different from a stable isotope?
The radioactive isotope is disintegrated in time and emit radiations.
What is isotope effect?
isotope effect occurs when there is a difference in the rate of reaction when an atom is replaced by an isotope.
