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By changing the number of neuturons the atom is converted into isotope. As we know the atom is made up of electrons(negative charge),protons(positive charge) and neutrons(no charge),when we change number of electrons in an atom ions are created in the same way change in number of protons create change in the identity of atom and change in neutrons results isotopes
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∙ 9y agoAn isotope is a variant of an atom with a different number of neutrons from the parent atom. They are usually formed from the decay of other isotopes or through irradiation.
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How can the researcher change one isotope into a different isotope of the same element?
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.
How can the researcher change one isotope into a different isotope of the same element?
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 are different forms of a single element?
Isotope.
Why need to know the percentage of each isotope of an element to determine the atomic mass?
Because each isotope of an element has a mass different from any other isotope of the same element, and the atomic mass of an element is an average, weighted by the proportion of each isotope, in the naturally occurring element.
An element with a number of neutrons different from its normal number is called a what?
It is called an isotope.
What is an isotope?
An isotope is an element with the same number of electrons and protons different number of neutrons.
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.
If the number of neutrons in an atom is changed does the atom become a new element Why or why not?
No, it becomes a different isotope. An element is defined solely by the number of protons.
