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Q: What isotope is the lightest and is most commonly occurring?
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What is protium?

Protium is the name of a common hydrogen isotope. This isotope has a single proton and does not have any neutrons.


Do Elements in the same group have the same number of neutrons?

No, the Neutrons vary with the element, in the same group as well, it depends on the isotope, like lithium for example, the most commonly occurring isotope has 4 neutrons, whereas sodium has 12


What isotope is used to date ancient artifacts such as fossils?

Most commonly Carbon 14.


What isotope is most commonly used in the radioactive dating of the remains of organic materials?

carbon-14


What isotope is most commonly used in the radioactive dating in the remains of organic materials?

carbon-14

Related questions

Which is the lightest isotope of hydrogen?

Protium (Hydrogen-1) is the lightest and by far the most common isotope of hydrogen.


What is the mass number of most common naturally occurring isotope of carbon?

Carbon has a few isotopes. The most common naturally occurring isotope of it is C12. Mass number of it is 12.


What is protium?

Protium is the name of a common hydrogen isotope. This isotope has a single proton and does not have any neutrons.


Do Elements in the same group have the same number of neutrons?

No, the Neutrons vary with the element, in the same group as well, it depends on the isotope, like lithium for example, the most commonly occurring isotope has 4 neutrons, whereas sodium has 12


What is the mass number of the most common naturally occurring isotope of carbon?

12


Why is it necessary to use the average atomic mass of all isotopes rather than the mass of the most commonly occurring isotope when the atomic mass of an element?

so you can be accurate in your quantitative measuremants


Which isotope of argon is most commonly found?

99.6% of Argon is Argon40


What is the most commonly occurring place name in the US?

Washington


What does mode mean in statistics?

The most commonly occurring number.


What is the most used letter?

In English, the most commonly occurring letter is "E".


Which isotopes of hydrogen has more mass percentage?

In naturally occurring hydrogen, most of the mass is that of the hydrogen-1 isotope.


Which isotope is most commonly used as fuel in nuclear power plant?

Uranium 235