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When an atom is of the same atomic number, Atomic Mass, etc. to the one on the Periodic Table (Lets use Boron for example) Then B is the regular atom. But if you change the number of neutrons (from 6-to-7 or whatever number) ; because the number of protons never changes; you will get a different atomic mass, so an isotope is the atom with a different atomic mass. You write an isotope atom with the elements symbol and to the left of it you script (In the top left corner really small like an exponent) the new atomic mass. So in this case B would now be 12B
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Different forms of the same atom?
Isotope
What make an atom an isotope?
When an atom of an element has a different number of neutrons.
Why can an atom have the same number of neutrons and still be an isotope?
an isotope is defined by an atom with the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons
The isotope is a form of an atom with a different number of?
Neutrons
How is a isotope of an atom different than a non isotope?
An isotope is where an atom has a different number of neutrons than what it should be.e.g.Gold has 79 protons and 118 neutrons = 197 nucleons.But some gold atoms are strange they only have 117 neutrons.They are isotopes.
What is the original atom of uranium?
Uranium neutral atom has 92 protons and electrons; the number of neutrons is different for each isotope.
What is the same and what is the different for an isotope compared to an atom?
An isotope will have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons than a given atom.
Different forms of the same atom?
Isotope
What make an atom an isotope?
When an atom of an element has a different number of neutrons.
How are an atom an element and an isotope different from each other?
An element is a class of substances An atom is the smallest possible piece of an element. An isotope is an electrically charged atom.
Why can an atom have the same number of neutrons and still be an isotope?
an isotope is defined by an atom with the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons
Atom of an element with different number of neutrons?
Isotope
The isotope is a form of an atom with a different number of?
Neutrons
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)
If the isotope is given for calcium what is the formula?
An isotope has extra/fewer neutrons than the original atom. So if you know the isotope you can deduce the original atoms' formula.For Ca that would be:20 protons40 mass number
What is it called when the atom of an element has a different number of protons?
an isotope.
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.
