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Will variations in neutrons change the identity of the element?
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What part of the nucleaus can change and not change the identity of the element?
The number of protons in the nucleus affects the elemental identity of an atom, whereas the number of neutrons does not affect which element an atom belongs to.
Does an atom retain the chemical identity of an element?
An isotope is an atom that contains a different number of neutrons. In order for an element to change there has to be a different number of protons.
Does changing the number of neutrons affect what type of element it is?
No. You have to change the number of protrons.(Changing the number of neutrons changes the isotope of the element, but it is still the same element. However, changing the number of neutrons will often result in instability, causing a radioactive decay sequence, which often results in a change in element.)
What does the isotope of an element have?
An isotope of an element has a different number of Neutrons to the original element it came from. EG: Carbon( 11 neurtons) can go to carbon(12 Neutrons(
What is make an atom isotope?
It is the neutron that makes changes in atomic nuclei to change them from one isotope to another. For any given element, that element will have a fixed number of protons. It is, after all, the number of protons that determine the elemental identity. But the number of neutrons in a given element can vary, and we use the term isotope to talk about which particular atom we're investigating. That is, we apply the term isotope to speak to an atom of a given element with a certain number of neutrons in its nucleus.
What part of the nucleaus can change and not change the identity of the element?
The number of protons in the nucleus affects the elemental identity of an atom, whereas the number of neutrons does not affect which element an atom belongs to.
Does an atom retain the chemical identity of an element?
An isotope is an atom that contains a different number of neutrons. In order for an element to change there has to be a different number of protons.
What is the neutron and proton responsible for in an atom?
Protons make up the identity of the element and give it its unique properties. Protons have a positive charge. Neutrons give an atom additional mass, and the number of neutrons in an atom make it an isotope of an element. Neutrons have no charge.
Does changing the number of neutrons affect what type of element it is?
No. You have to change the number of protrons.(Changing the number of neutrons changes the isotope of the element, but it is still the same element. However, changing the number of neutrons will often result in instability, causing a radioactive decay sequence, which often results in a change in element.)
What does the isotope of an element have?
An isotope of an element has a different number of Neutrons to the original element it came from. EG: Carbon( 11 neurtons) can go to carbon(12 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.
How many protons and neutrons and electrons does the element gold have?
In a regular sample of the element of gold, meaning no change done to it, then there will be 79 protons and 118 neutrons
Which component of the atom can change its identity to a new element?
Protons determine which element an atom is.
If uranium decays is it a chemical change?
No. It is a nuclear change, as the identity of the element changes.
Is zero the identity number for multiplication?
No. Zero is the identity element of addition. One is the identity element of multiplication. That means that adding zero, or multiplying by one, doesn't change the number.
What is make an atom isotope?
It is the neutron that makes changes in atomic nuclei to change them from one isotope to another. For any given element, that element will have a fixed number of protons. It is, after all, the number of protons that determine the elemental identity. But the number of neutrons in a given element can vary, and we use the term isotope to talk about which particular atom we're investigating. That is, we apply the term isotope to speak to an atom of a given element with a certain number of neutrons in its nucleus.
What isotopes always have the same element?
Isotopes are variations of an element. Isotopes of one element always have the same number of protons because it's the number of protons that define the element. Isotopes of an element have the same number of electrons which will equal the number of protons. (That ignores atoms that are in the form of ions.) Different isotopes of the same element have different numbers of neutrons. The variations in the number of neutrons make the mass of atoms different but they do not change the element nor do they change the chemical properties of the element. Some isotopes of an element can be radio-active, that is, they are unstable and can emit an alpha or beta particle or a gamma ray. As an example, carbon has 6 protons and most atoms have 6 neutrons. A few carbon atoms have 8 neutrons with a mass of 14. It is known as "Carbon 14" and is radio active. That is because the nucleus can emit a beta particle and in doing so, the atom actually changes to a nitrogen atom.
