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What is the name given to atoms of the same element which vary in number of neutrons they contain?
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∙ 12y ago
Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain are know as isotopes. Isotopes are identified by their mass number. For example hydrogen with an extra neutron is called Deuterium.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoisotopes.
for example potassium-42 & potassium-37 are both isotopes of potassium. the 42 and 37 represent the mass and when subtracted by the elements atomic number (19) you get the number of neutrons
42-19=23 neutrons
37-19=18 neutrons
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Do all atoms of the same element contain the same number of netrons?
No, atoms of the same element have the same number of protons. Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes.
What does isotopes?
All atoms of an element contain the same number of electrons and protons but they can have different numbers of neutrons. Atoms with different numbers of neutrons are isotopes.
All atoms of an element with atomic number 38 and mass number 88 contain?
All atoms of the specified data contain 38 protons, 38 electrons (assuming they are not ions), and 50 neutrons. They are atoms of the element Strontium.
Is it possible for atoms of the same element to have different chemical properties?
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.
What are atoms that have the same element but different neutrons?
IsotopesThe number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines the element. The number of neutrons can vary. If two atoms of the same element have a different number of neutrons in their nuclei, they are isotopes of that element.
What are element that differ in the number of neutrons known as?
Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain are known as isotopes.
Do all atoms of the same element contain the same number of netrons?
No, atoms of the same element have the same number of protons. Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes.
Do atoms have neutrons in them?
Atoms of all elements can have neutrons in them. Only the element hydrogen has an isotope whose atoms do not contain neutrons, but all other isotopes of hydrogen have neutrons in them. In the heavier elements the number of neutrons always exceeds the number of protons in the atom.
What does isotopes?
All atoms of an element contain the same number of electrons and protons but they can have different numbers of neutrons. Atoms with different numbers of neutrons are isotopes.
All atoms of an element with atomic number 38 and mass number 88 contain?
All atoms of the specified data contain 38 protons, 38 electrons (assuming they are not ions), and 50 neutrons. They are atoms of the element Strontium.
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.
Is it possible for atoms of the same element to have different chemical properties?
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.
Do all of the atoms of the same element have the same number of neutrons?
Yes, all atoms of the same element have the same number of neutrons.
What are atoms that have the same element but different neutrons?
IsotopesThe number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines the element. The number of neutrons can vary. If two atoms of the same element have a different number of neutrons in their nuclei, they are isotopes of that element.
What is an element made up of?
An element is made from atoms. Atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons. Protons and neutrons contain quarks and gluons.
Are atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but have different number of neutrons?
Isotopes are atoms of the same element, having the same number of protons but different number of neutrons.
Neutral atoms of the same element can differ in their number of what?
Neutrons. If the differ in electrons they are not neutral and if they differ in protons then they are no longer the same element as the number of protons determines the name of the element.
