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An atom is made of 3 key componants, proton, neutron and electron. Different amounts of protons in the atom make it a different element, e.g carbon 12 is an element with 12 protons AND neutrons, so 6 protons and 6 neutrons. So if a proton is added to an atom, it creates a different type of atom....but.....if another Neutron is added, for example, making carbon 12-->carbon 14 by adding 2 neutrons, this makes it an isotope of carbon, as carbon would normally be found as carbon 12.
So an isotope is an atom with an unnatural amount of neutrons within it.
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∙ 12y agoI was a chemist for most of my life and Isotopes have a different amount of neutrons!!
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∙ 13y agoIsotopes of an element will have a differnet number of neutrons.
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How do the atoms of one element differ from those of another element?
Atoms of the same element differ in the number of neutrons in their nuclei. All atoms of a given element have the same number of protons, of course. The number of protons in a nucleus determines which element the atom is. But the number of neutrons can vary, and these different "versions" of a given element are called isotopes of that element. See the related question, which is linked below.
True or false- all atoms of the same element have the same atomic number?
The expression true or false atoms is not correct. All atoms are true entities. Each isotope of an element has a different number of neutrons; the number of protons and electrons is constant for all the isotopes of an element.
The mass of any two atoms of the same element is always the same?
The masses of any two atoms of the same element are not always the same. Atomic mass (the mass you see on the periodic table) is just a weighted average of all of the weights of all of the different isotopes of an element.
What subatomic particles can differ between neutral atoms of the same element?
The subatomic particle that makes atoms of different elements different from each other is the proton. This is given as the atomic number of the element on the periodic table.
How do you know if two atoms are from the same element?
you know that two atoms are the same element if they have the same atomic number, aka number of protons in the nucleus.
Do atoms of the same element differ in chemical properties?
No. Atoms of the same element have the same chemical properties.
How may atoms of the same element differ from one another?
Atoms of the same element may differ from one another by having differing numbers of Neutrons in their centres.
Atoms of the same element that differ in number of neutrons?
isotopes
What are atoms of the same element but differ in number of neutrons?
They are called isotopes.
What atoms of the same element differ in the number of neutrons?
They are called isotopes.
What is a isotope apex?
Atoms of the same element that differ in number of neutrons
Neutral atoms of the same element can differ in their number of what?
Neutrons. If the differ in electrons they are not neutral and if they differ in protons then they are no longer the same element as the number of protons determines the name of the element.
What is atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons but have the same number of protons?
Isotopes.
Elements that differ in mass number are?
Such atoms are isotopes and belong to the same element.
Do all atoms of a particular element have the same numbers of neutrons?
No, the isotopes of a single element differ in the no. of neutrons
All Atoms Of An Element Are Exactly?
All atoms of the same element are not identical. The atoms of same element with different number of neutrons are called as isotopes. Although, the number of protons and electrons are same in every atom.
What are element that differ in the number of neutrons known as?
Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain are known as isotopes.
