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What are two atoms called when they have different number of protons?
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∙ 14y ago
The atomic number is the number of protons, so in this case it is 2, which is Helium. The charge or ionization of the atom is the difference between the number of protons and the number of electrons; in this case, they are the same, so the atom is neutral (not ionized). The Atomic Mass number is the sum of the protons and neutrons, so in this case 4.
Thus, you have a non-ionized atom of Helium-4.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoAn atom's number of protons determines what element it is, so if two atoms have different numbers of protons they are two different elements. However, there can be an atom of an element with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons; this is called an isotope.
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∙ 13y agoberyllium has four protons
alpha particle or Helium has two protons.
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What are the different numbers of neutrons called when two atoms have the same number of protons?
Two atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called "isotopes".
Can atoms of different elements have the same number of protons be from the same element?
No. Each type of atom (element) has its own unique number of protons, which is called the atomic number. Atoms of the same element will always have the same atomic number (number of protons). Atoms of different elements will never have the same atomic number (number of protons).
What are atoms that have the same number of protons but different mass number?
isotopes
What you mean when you say that a particular element consists of several isotopes?
All atoms of the same element contain the same number of protons and electrons, but atoms of a given element may have different numbers of neutrons. Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. An element has many isotopes--each with a close, but different number of neutrons.
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.
Atoms that have different number of protons and neutrons are called?
Atoms which have different number of protons and neutrons but have the same molecular weight are called Isobars.
What are atoms that have different masses but the number of protons?
Atoms that have different mass numbers but the [same] number of protons are called isotopes.
What are the different numbers of neutrons called when two atoms have the same number of protons?
Two atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called "isotopes".
What is the name given to atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons?
Atoms of the same element cannot have different numbers of protons. Different numbers of protons mean different elements. An atom with the a different number of neutrons is called an isotope.
What are atoms of an element that have the same number of protons as other atoms of that element but a different number of neutrons called?
They are called isotopes,
What are atoms with the same number of neutrons but different number of protons called?
isotopes
Do atoms of different elements have a different number of protons?
Yes, atoms of different elements have a different number of protons.
Why do all atoms have a different number of protons?
Dear questioner,As an answer to your question I should mention there are atoms which have the same number of protons but are considered different. These atoms are called Isotopes. Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons but the number of Neutrons are not the same. Isotopes have the same chemical virtues but in the physical virtues related to mass they are a bit different.
Atom of an element with a different number of protons?
This is not possible. The number of protons identifies an element, and all of the atoms of the same element have the same number of protons. The atoms of an element can, however, have different numbers of neutrons, and they are called isotopes.
What is the name of the atoms that have the same number of protons and different number of nuetrons?
They are called isotopes.
Can atoms of different elements have the same number of protons be from the same element?
No. Each type of atom (element) has its own unique number of protons, which is called the atomic number. Atoms of the same element will always have the same atomic number (number of protons). Atoms of different elements will never have the same atomic number (number of protons).
What are the atoms that have the same number of protons called?
Two atoms that have the same number of protons are called isotopes.
