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What is the key difference that causes atoms of one element to differ from the other atoms of all other elements?
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The number of protons. This is given by the atomic number.
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WHEN DO ELEMENTS DIFFER FROM EACH OTHER?
The difference is made by the number of protons, specifi for each element.
How do isotopes on an element differ from one antoher?
The difference is the number of neutrons contained in the atom's nucleus
How are normal elements differ from an isotope of the element?
Isotopes are the varying molecular weights of the atom caused by the addition or removal of neutrons.
What is the molecules in sodium?
Sodium is a metal atomic element. So it has no molecules (or whatsoever) in it. It is build up (like all elements) with a nucleus in the center and electrons 'rotating' in shells around it. The numbers and measures of those shells and the electrons therein differ from element to element. There are about 100 elements.
How do the isotopes of given element differ from one another?
isotopes of a given element differ in the number of neutrons they have.
What is the key difference that causes the atoms of one element to differ from the atoms of the other elements?
number of protons
WHEN DO ELEMENTS DIFFER FROM EACH OTHER?
The difference is made by the number of protons, specifi for each element.
Elements that differ in mass number are?
Such atoms are isotopes and belong to the same element.
How do atoms differ from elements?
They are different words to describe the same thing. An atom is an element.
Forms of the same element that differ in number of neutrons?
such forms of an elements are known as isotopes.
Do elements differ in protons?
Yes, each element has a different number of protons.
How do elements differ from pure substance?
An element is a pured substance and a pure substance is a material
What are the differences in isotopes of the same elements?
Isotopes are forms of the same element that differ in Neutrons.
How does the composition of most minerals differ from a pure element?
Minerals (other than elemental minerals) are combinations of elements.
Are all atoms of elements the same?
No. Generally definition of an element refer to a group of atoms that have same number of protons and share same chemical properties and called isotopes of an element. Though weight of isotopes can differ representing difference in neutron number.
Do all the atoms of a particular elements have the same number of neutrons?
No, the isotopes of a single element differ in the no. of neutrons
Can atoms of the same element differ in atomic number?
no. elements are defined by their atomic number (the number of protons).
