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Xe-n where n is a number which represents the number of nucleons in the atom of the isotope. n can vary between 124 and 136.

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Isotopes of xenon are atoms of xenon that have different numbers of neutrons. There are 9 different isotopes with between 70 and 82 neutrons in each atom.

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Q: What is the definition of the isotope xenon?
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Is xenon an isotope ion or neutral atom?

It is an isotope of a neutral atom.


What is the mass number of the Xenon isotope?

154


How much neutrons are in xenon?

Each isotope of an element has a different number of neutrons. Number of neutrons = Atomic mass of the isotope - Atomic number of the element The atomic number of xenon is 54. For the list of xenon isotopes see the link below.


Xenon has many isotopes How many netrons does it have?

The numer of neutrons depends on the isotope, which, as you've noted, Xenon has several of. Pick one.


How many protons nuetrons and electrons are in an atom of xenon?

Xenon's, or Xe's, atomic number is 54. That means that, if it's electrically neutral, it always has 54 protons and 54 electrons. The number of neutrons in a xenon atom can differ, though, depending on the isotope. The most common isotope of xenon has 78 neutrons, but there are other isotopes with a different number of neutrons in them that are fairly common as well.


What is the xenon isotope mass number?

There are 9 isotopes, so there is no the isotope.


An isotope of xenon has an atomic number of 54 and contains 77 neutrons. What is the mass number of the xenon isotope?

The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in its nucleus. Always. The mass number of an atom is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in it. And that means an isotope of element 54 (xenon) that has 77 neutrons in its nucleus has a mass number of 54 + 77 or 131, and you'll have an atom of 131Xe. A link can be found below.


What is the mass number of the most common isotope of the element Xenon?

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How many subatomic particles are in the element xenon?

The "subatomic" particles in atoms are usually considered to be only protons, neutrons, and electrons, although these may contain sub-subatomic particles such as quarks and gluons. Every atom of xenon contains 54 protons and 54 electrons, because 54 is the atomic number of xenon. Every atom of xenon also contains neutrons. The lightest naturally occurring and radioactively stable isotope of xenon is Xe-124. Since the mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons, the total of protons, electrons, and neutrons for this isotope is 124 + 54 or 178. The number of particles for any other isotope of xenon may be found by adding the mass number to the atomic number.


Can xenon cause cancer?

Xenon may cause lung cancer, according to some sources. However, the radioactive isotope Xe-133 is used in radiotherapy for cancer tumors. The element xenon is a non-metal that is a noble gas, and it has the atomic number of 54.


What is the definition of a parent isotope?

according to google XD, this is the radioactive atom that decays to product a daughter isotope


How long did it take for xenon to decay into cesium?

Most isotopes of Xenon are stable and so do not decay. The shortest lived isotope has a half life of more than 10^16 (10 quadrillion) years.