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An atom is an individual particle made of protons(positively charged particles), electrons(negatively charged particles) and neutrons(particles with no charge). The type of atom depends on the number of protons in the nucleus(the centre of the atom). An element is all atoms of the same type.
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What happens when the number of protons in an atom change?
The type of atom is now different from what it was. (It has a new identity.)
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.
What make an atom an isotope?
When an atom of an element has a different number of neutrons.
Does an element contain different types of atom?
no
What shows the different types of atoms?
Well, an atom is an atom, it is the smallest piece of an element that still retains the element's properties, there are no different "types". There are different kinds of atoms that vary from element to element, which also means they vary in proton, neutron, and electron combinations. But there is only one type of atom.
Why is an iron atom a different element than a sodium atom?
An iron atom is a different element than a sodium atom because it has a different ground state electron configuration. In fact, any atom that differs from any other atom in ground state electron configuration is a different element.
How Difference atom and element?
atom and elements are different because one atom makes an element and a element is a pure substance and a atom is a basic particle
What happens when the number of protons in an atom change?
The type of atom is now different from what it was. (It has a new identity.)
How are atoms and elements different?
atom and elements are different because one atom makes an element and a element is a pure substance and a atom is a basic particle
Is it true that every atom of the same element has the same atomic number?
Yes. It is true. An atom with a different atomic number is an atom of a different element.
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.
Why is an oxygen atom a different element than a mercury atom?
The number of protons is different.
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.
What make an atom an isotope?
When an atom of an element has a different number of neutrons.
Does an element contain different types of atom?
no
How many protons does the atom of element have?
IT IS DIFFERENT WITH THE ELEMENT. uSE THE ATOMIC NUMBER OF ELEMENT.
How are compound and an element different?
An element is an atom or molecule made of a single type of atom. A compound is a molecule made of two or more different elements.
