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What do scientists have to know about the new nucleus to determine whether the newly formed nucleus is that of a new element or that of a new isotope of a known element?
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∙ 11y ago
They can tell whether the nucleus formed is that of a new element or that of an isotope by determining the number of protons inside the nucleus. If the number of protons are different, then it is a different element (not necessarily new). If the number of protons are the same, then it is an isotope.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe scientists would need to know the number of protons in the nucleus. The number of protons determines the identity of an element.
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∙ 7y agoThis information is obtained by the study of the decay chain of this product.
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∙ 7y agoScientists can measure the half-lives, the radiations emitted, the daughters isotopes produced.
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Does the atomic number of an element determine its mass?
Not by itself. The mass number is the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in he nucleus for each isotope of the element, or for elements with more than one stable isotope is an average depending on the natural abundance of the stable isotopes of the element.
What element do you get if you remove a proton the nucleus of a lithium atom?
an isotope of the element helium is obtained.
What is isotope and radio isotope?
Isotopes are atoms of a particular element with different numbers of neutrons. A radio isotope is an isotope that is radioactive because the nucleus is unstable.
What part of the nucleus determine the atomic mass for an element?
All parts of the nucleus, protons and neutrons if any, contribute to the atomic mass. The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom is its isotope mass number.
What element has 12 protons and 10 neutrons?
Any atom, ion, or isotope with 12 protons is going to be magnesium. Only the number of protons in the nucleus will determine the element. But with the information about the number of neutrons, the specific isotope can also be determined - 22Mg.
How can scientist determine whether the nucleus formed is that of new element or that of new isotope of known element?
They can tell whether the nucleus formed is that of a new element or that of an isotope by determining the number of protons inside the nucleus. If the number of protons are different, then it is a different element (not necessarily new). If the number of protons are the same, then it is an isotope.
How many nuetrons are in a nucleus?
This is 100% dependant on the element and the isotope of the element. Not every nucleus is the same.
What best describes a radioisotope?
its nucleus is unstable
Does the atomic number of an element determine its mass?
Not by itself. The mass number is the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in he nucleus for each isotope of the element, or for elements with more than one stable isotope is an average depending on the natural abundance of the stable isotopes of the element.
What do you call an element with unstable nucleus?
Radioactive isotope, or radioisotope.
What element do you get if you remove a proton the nucleus of a lithium atom?
an isotope of the element helium is obtained.
What is isotope and radio isotope?
Isotopes are atoms of a particular element with different numbers of neutrons. A radio isotope is an isotope that is radioactive because the nucleus is unstable.
What part of the nucleus determine the atomic mass for an element?
All parts of the nucleus, protons and neutrons if any, contribute to the atomic mass. The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom is its isotope mass number.
What percentage of an atom's mass is the nucleus?
The precise figure varies from element to element and isotope to isotope depending on the number of neutrons in the nucleus, however it is always at least 99.95% which is the ratio between an electron and a proton.
What determines the mass of an isotope?
The number of neutrons in the nucleus, the number of protons is the same for each isotope of a given element.
What is total number of protons and neutrons inside the nucleus?
It would depend what element and which isotope of that element you are referring to.
What element has 12 protons and 10 neutrons?
Any atom, ion, or isotope with 12 protons is going to be magnesium. Only the number of protons in the nucleus will determine the element. But with the information about the number of neutrons, the specific isotope can also be determined - 22Mg.
