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An element that differs only in the number of neutrons is?
Atoms of the same element with varying numbers of neutrons are isotopes.
What are element that differ in the number of neutrons known as?
Isotopes are elements that differ in the number of neutrons they have. Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons in their nuclei but different numbers of neutrons, resulting in varying atomic weights.
How many neutrons does the atoms have?
Anywhere between zero, and over a hundred - it depends on the atom (on the element, and the isotope).
Atoms have a set number of what in each element?
The number of protons in the nucleus of its atoms, which is its atomic number, defines each element. However, the nuclei of a given element may have varying numbers of neutrons.
Why do you think changing the number of neutrons does not create a new element?
Changing the number of neutrons in an atom affects its isotope but does not change its fundamental chemical identity. An element is defined by the number of protons in its nucleus (its atomic number), while isotopes have varying numbers of neutrons. Thus, changing the number of neutrons does not create a new element.
Mass number of elements?
The mass number of an element is the total number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus. It is used to identify different isotopes of an element based on the varying number of neutrons. The mass number is usually represented as a superscript to the left of the element's symbol.
What is the number of protons and neutrons called?
The number protons in an atom is called the atomic number (it is this number that tells us which element the atom is). The number of neutrons in an atom can change, but the term for the amount of neutrons is called an isotope. The number of protons and neutrons added together is called the atomic mass.
What atom of an element with a different number of neutrons?
Isotopes.
What is meant by the statement -this element has 3 isotopes?
The statement means that the element in question has three different forms (isotopes) with varying numbers of neutrons in their atomic nuclei. These isotopes of the element share the same number of protons and electrons but have different atomic masses due to the differing number of neutrons.
If there was an atom of this element that has 18 neutrons would it still be the same element?
Yes. Atoms with a different number of neutrons are called isotopes of that atom, but a variation in the number of neutrons does not change what the atom is.
An element that has the same chemical properties as other atoms of that elementbut that has a different number of neutrons is?
An isotope is an element that has the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons. Isotopes of an element have similar chemical properties but may differ in atomic mass due to their varying neutron count.
An element with a number of neutrons different from its normal number is called a what?
It is called an isotope.
