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What are the similarities and differences between the isotopes uranium-235 and uranium-238?
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Uranium-235 and uranium-238 are the isotopes of the same element - uranium, a natural radioactive chemical element; the atomic number is the same - 92. Also the electronic structure, the number of protons, etc. Differences: Atomic Mass, number of neutrons, U-235 is fissile with thermal neutrons but U-238 is only fertile, halflife, type of disintegration types and energy of emitted radiations, etc.
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What are the similarities and differences between the isotopes uranium 235 and uranium 238?
Uranium-235 has 143 neutrons and uranium-238 has 146 neutrons. And of course the atomic masses are different.
Can the existence of isotopes explain the differences in properties between diamond and graphite?
This explanation is not correct.
What elements contain more than one type of atom?
Most do. They are called isotopes. For a particular element the number of protons in the nucleus is the same, but there can be different numbers of neutrons. For example uranium235 and uranium238 where the number is called the mass number, which is the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. Isotopes of hydrogen are specially given individual names (hydrogen, deuterium, tritium) but they are all "chemically" hydrogen (protons=1, electrons=1).
Why is it extremely difficult to separate the two isotopes of copper 63Cu and 65Cu?
The separation of isotopes is relatively easy for light elements as hydrogen, lithium, nitrogen etc. For elements with higher atomic weight and a small difference between the atomic masses of the isotopes the process is long and expensive. The insignificant differences between these isotopes doesn't facilitate the separation.
Number of isotopes in lithium?
lithium has 7 isotopes
Meaning of nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy is energy released either by fissioning of heavy nuclei such as Uranium235 or Plutonium239, or by fusion of light isotopes such as those of hydrogen.
What are the differences between elements and isotopes?
element vs isotopes
What are the similarities and differences between the isotopes uranium 235 and uranium 238?
Uranium-235 has 143 neutrons and uranium-238 has 146 neutrons. And of course the atomic masses are different.
What are the differences in isotopes of the same elements?
Isotopes are forms of the same element that differ in Neutrons.
Why are the ionisation energy of isotopes the same?
no the same,first ionisation contains a slightly differences in isotopes
Does iron have any important isotopes?
Differences between uranium isotopes: natural isotopes (U-234, U-235, U-238) and the artificial isotopes; differences in atomic mass; differences in the number of neutrons; differences of the half life; differences in the emitted radiations (type, energy, percentage); differences in the decay chain; differences in the technological importance; etc.
How many chemical properties does isotopes have?
All the isotopes of a chemical element are identical; some differences exist for light elements (ex. H or D).
Do isotopes exhibit the same chemical atomic properties yes or no?
No, there are differences in chemical properties of different isotopes of the same element. For instance, certain isotopes will be radioactive while other isotopes will be stable and nonradioactive. Also, the different isotopes of hydrogen are significantly different depending on the number of neutrons present.
What are isotopes of hydrogen?
Deuterium (D), Tritium(T), and Protium Each having differences.
Can the existence of isotopes explain the differences in properties between diamond and graphite?
This explanation is not correct.
What isotopes of hydrogen?
Deuterium (D), Tritium(T), and Protium Each having differences.
Why the density of enriched uranium remains constant?
Absolutely correctly speaking the density of different isotopes are not identical; but the differences are very small, especially for heavy isotopes.
