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What do you call a heavier version of an atom of the same element?
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∙ 11y ago
You call it an isotope. And it isn't always heavier; it can be lighter, too. An isotope is an atom of a certain element with a different number of neutrons. It usually has a lot of the same physical and chemical properties of the parent element, but it will have a different Atomic Mass because of the different neutron count. Many isotopes are radioactive, and therefore unstable, since they undergo decay over a certain period of time. Isotopes make possible radiocarbon dating and smoke detectors, so they're quite useful.
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What do you call the atom of an element of sodium?
ion
What do you call an atom after we add a neutron?
It's still an atom. It would be a different isotope of the same element.
What do you call an atom of the same element that has a different numder of neutrons?
Isotopes of elements have different atomic mass'.
What do you call the number that tells an element's location on the periodic table of elements?
Atomic number and it also tells the number of protons and electrons in an atom it is on top of the element symbol.
Where does a element takes its identity from?
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom will determine its chemical identity. Only that. The number of neutrons can vary a bit, depending on the element, and we call these variations isotopes of that element. Electron count will match proton count only in a neutral atom. Rememeber that atoms loan out and borrow electrons, which is what chemistry is all about.
What do you call the atom of an element of sodium?
ion
What do you call a substance that only contains one kind of atom?
An element.
What do you call substance with only one atom?
You call a substance with only one type of atom, an element.
What do you call an atom that has gained or lost a proton?
An atom of a different element.
What do scientist call matter when all the atom in it are the same?
element
What do you call an atom after we add a neutron?
It's still an atom. It would be a different isotope of the same element.
What do you call an atom of the same element that has a different number of netrons?
an isotope
What do you call an atom of the same element that has different number of neutrons?
isotopes
What Elements contain only one type of atom?
By definition, an Element contains only one kind of atom - atoms of that element. If it has more than one kind, it is a compound, not an element.
What do you call matter made up of only one type of atom?
An element.
What you call an atom contains one proton inside the nucleus?
The element Hydrogen
What do you call a substances that are made up of only one kind of atom?
A substance that is made up of only one atom is called a pure substance. A pure substance is also called an element on the Periodic Table.
