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Isotopes must have the same atomic number, which is the number of protons. The Atomic Mass, which is the total number of protons and neutrons, varies for the different isotopes.
so it should have different mass numbers..
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoIsotopes of an element differ in their number of neutrons. For example, oxygen atoms can have 8 neutrons, 9 neutrons, or 10 neutrons, and therefore oxygen has three different isotopes.
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How do the isotopes of given element differ from one another?
isotopes of a given element differ in the number of neutrons they have.
The isotopes of the element magnesium differ in their number of what?
Neutrons.
How do different isotopes of an element differ?
Two isotopes differ in the number of neutrons in the nucleus. For example, Carbon-14 has 8 neutrons differing from Carbon-12 which has 6 neutrons.
How do isotopes of a given element differ?
number of neutrons and mass
How do isotopes differ from the original element?
differing numbers of neutrons
How do isotopes of an element differ?
Different isotopes of an element differ in the number of neutrons and thus in their atomic weight.
How do the isotopes of given element differ from one another?
isotopes of a given element differ in the number of neutrons they have.
Isotopes of an element differ from each other in the number of?
Isotopes of the same element differ in the number of neutrons. Isotopes have different physical properties but similar chemical properties.
How does an element differ from its isotopes?
Isotopes of the same element have different number of neutrons.
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.
Isotopes of an element differ in the what?
Number of Neutrons
Isotopes of the same element differ in their number of _____.?
neutrons
Isotopes of the same element differ in their number of .?
neutrons
The isotopes of the element magnesium differ in their number of what?
Neutrons.
What can you say about the basis difference in isotopes?
Isotopes of the same element ONLY differ in mass.
What are the differences in isotopes of the same elements?
Isotopes are forms of the same element that differ in Neutrons.
Are isotopes are atoms of an element that differ in there number of neutrons?
Yes, isotopes of the same element would have differed numbers of neutrons.
