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Which term describes atoms with different atomic masses due to varying numbers of neutrons?
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Isotopes (Pretty Sure)
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Can the number of neutrons for an element ever differ?
Absolutely. An element is defined by the number of protons in the atomic nucleus. For example, any nucleus with a single proton is by definition hydrogen. There are, however, three different forms of hydrogen; the kind with no neutrons (which is the most usual form), one neutron (known as deuterium) and two neutrons (known as tritium). Every element has isotopes with varying numbers of neutrons.
How are isotopes and the number of electrons related?
Before we tackle isotopes and neutrons, lets talk about protons. The number of protons in an atom determines the elemental identity of the atom. Only that. Now to the question. Atoms of a given element have a specific number of protons in the nucleus, but can have a modest variety of numbers of neutrons in their nuclei. Let's look at hydrogen. Hydrogen is identified by the fact that there is a single proton in the nucleus. Most hydrogen is just that. But some hydrogen has a neutron stuck to the one proton in the nucleus. This creates another "flavor" of hydrogen. It's another isotope of hydrogen. We have the original isotope of hydrogen (with one proton and no neutron) and the isotope with the one proton and one neutron. Now we look at the last and most unusual isotope of hydrogen. It has the one proton and two neutrons. Hydrogen has three isotopes, and each has the same number of protons (each isotope is hydrogen) and each has a different number of neutrons: zero, one and two. Heavier elements have varying numbers of neutrons in combinations with there protons. This creates a number of different isotopes for each and every element. It is the variable numbers of neutrons that can hang out with the protons in a given element's nucleus that give rise to the different isotopes of that element. Our friends at Wikipedia have some details. A link is provided.
What are atoms with the same atomic number?
Molecules is actually an incorrect answer, as molecules are assortments of atoms that are bonded together via their electron(s) either by covalent or ionic bonds. An atomic number is a number that signifies an atoms number of protons. All elements are atoms, and there are 118 known elements, all with different atomic numbers, for they each have different amounts of protons. In essence, the atomic number DEFINES the atom, for instance Hydrogen (H+), has only one proton, while Ununotium has 118 protons. So if an atom has a different number of protons in its nucleus than another atom, then they always will be different elements. Therefore they are not "grouped" into anything other that most basically the periodic table. So to answer your question directly, there is no "group" to speak of, for all atoms with the same atomic number are essentially the same type of atom. You may have meant neutrons, as atoms that are the same but with varying numbers of neutrons can still be the same element, yet differ in neutrons in the nucleus. These are called Isotopes.
How many protons electrons and neutrons in uranium -238?
Protons = 92 Electrons = 92 Neutrons = 146 The number of electrons and protons in a neutral atom are each equal to the atomic number of the element (92). The number of neutrons equals the atomic weight minus the number of protons (238 - 92 = 146).Uranium has 92 protons, 92 electrons, and usually 147 neutrons, though another isotope has 143 neutrons.
What is meant by soil texture?
The composition of the soil according to varying proportions of different sized particles.
What is an atom that has varing numbers of neutrons?
A single atom that has varying numbers of neutrons is undergoing a nuclear reaction. However, the questioner probably meant, "What is the name for different atoms of the same element that have differing numbers of neutrons?", and the answer to that question is "isotopes"
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 atoms with the same element with varying numbers of neutrons?
Do u mean what are they called, the atoms of the same elements with the varying numbers of neutrons are called "Isotopes". they carry out the same functions in chemical reaction, and they are not chemically different from each other, but difference may persist during nuclear reaction.
Is elements made up of one or more matter?
An element is a type of atom. It is made up of varying numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons, but not technically "different matter."
what is isotop?
each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, and hence differ in relative atomic mass but not in chemical properties; in particular, a radioactive form of an element. Example : carbon12 Isotopes are different versions of an element with varying numbers of neutrons in their nucleus. They have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. These variations in neutrons give each isotope a different atomic mass. Isotopes can be stable or radioactive, and they play a crucial role in various scientific fields like medicine, archaeology, and environmental studies.
What is unique about an isotope?
Isotopes of an element differ from each other by having different numbers of neutrons. For example: 1H (hydrogen), 2H (deuterium), 3H (tritium) are isotopes. They have the same number of protons (1) but different numbers of neutrons (0, 1, and 2 respectively).
Is it true or false that isotopes are forms of an element that have the same number of protons but a different number of electrons?
false they have the same number of protons, but varying numbers of neutrons
Isotopes of any element have a different number of?
isotopes have varying amounts of electrons ^ The above is wrong. Isotopes of an element vary in the amounts of neutrons within the nucleus only.
How many protons and neutrons does polonium have?
The more stable polonium atoms have 125 neutrons. As with other elements, polonium atoms can have varying numbers of isotopes (variants with different number of neutrons).Polonium has 33 isotopes ranging from 104 to 136 neutrons.
Do isotopes have identical numbers of protons and electron?
Yes, but they have varying amounts of neutrons.
Why don't isotopes have an electrical charge?
The atoms are like any other atom, the electron charge and proton charge cancel each other and the varying numbers of neutrons have no charge.
How many electron are in this element 193Pt?
An estimated 117 neutrons. This can vary as platinum has different isotopes of different mass thus resulting in varying number of neutrons.
