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An element that has the same chemical properties as other atoms of that elementbut that has a different number of neutrons is?
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Why do all istopes of an element have the same chemical peoperties?
because chemical properties are determined by the nomber of electrons and protons and all isotops have the same number electrons and protons. they differ in the number of neutrons alone which doesnt affect chemical properties
What determines the chemical activity of an atom?
The nucleus of an atom (protons and neutrons) determines if an atom is radioactive. The tendency is, the larger the nucleus, the more unstable it is and the more likely it is to be radioactive. As for the chemical bonding properties of the atom, the electron configuration determines how it will bond, with what it will bond, and in what ratio atoms will bond to form the 20,000,000 different substances on Earth.
How do isotopes of a given element differ How are they similar?
Isotopes have same number of electrons, same atomic no. but different mass no. They are from the same element like isotopes of carbon. They are not having same number of neutrons. They show same electronic configuration.
The smallest particle of an element that retains its identity in a chemical reaction?
An atom is the smallest particle of an element that can be uniquely identified as that specific element.Note that this question is different from asking "What is the smallest particle in an atom?" (see related question below). Atoms are composed of smaller particles (protons, electrons, and neutrons), but the smallest thing that has the identity of a specific element is the atom.The smallest particle of an element that still retains all that element's properties is called an ATOM.
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.
Is an isotope a chemical property?
No it is the same chemical element with a different number of neutrons, but the same chemical properties.
What is true about the number of protons and nuetrons in an isotope?
Isotopes of an element have same number of protons and different number of neutrons. Hence similar in chemical properties and different in physical properties.
Why do istopes have different physical properties but same chemical properties?
They have similar chemical properties because isotopes of an element have the same number of electrons as an atom of that element. The electron arrangement is the same owing to same chemical properties. However they have different numbers of neutrons, which affects the mass number. Mass number determines the physical properties such as boiling/melting/density etc.
Which statement is true Isotopes are atoms of different elements with equal mass. For the same element they have equal numbers of neutrons. Isotopes of a given element have similar chemical properties?
Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons. They do have very similar chemical properties. In fact for most purposes we can consider them identical.
Why do copper atoms with different numbers of neutrons have identical chemical properties?
What element the atom is is defined by the number of protons it contains in the nucleus. This is the same for most of the chemical properties. If an atom has a different number of neutrons from the norm it is called an ion, and it is usually a lot more unstable than a regular atom of its type, however most of the rest of the chemical properties stay the same.
How do you know if two atoms are isotope?
They have the same number of protons and therefore the same chemical properties. But they have different numbers of neutrons and so the atomic masses are different and so are some physical properties.
Are neutrons important in chemical reaction?
No, absolutely not. There are much smaller particles, first Electrons (which are part of reactions), Then Quarks that neutrons and protons are made of (and are part of reactions), and much, much smaller particles after that also are involved in chemical reactions.
How is carbon 14 different than regular carbon?
It has 8 neutrons rather than 6. It still has the same chemical properties.
What are the different properties of he atom?
the different properties are protons, electrons and neutrons here is a picture
Why do all isotpoes of an element have the same chemical properties?
Chemical properties are determined by the electron configuration of an atom, not by its mass. These do not differ in all isotopes of one element, because isotopes have the same number of PROTONS thus the same electron configuration. Only the mass of different isotopes of one element is different by the different number of NEUTRONS.
How can two atoms of the same element have different numbers of neutrons why doesnt the different number of neutrons make it a different element?
Neutrons have no significant effects on an atom's properties other than its mass. Nearly all chemical and physical properties of an element are determined by the configuration and number of electrons it has, which is in turn determined by the number of protons in the nucleus. As a result two atoms of the same element but with different numbers of neutrons (called isotopes) will behave identically.
Do isotopes exhibit the same chemical atomic properties yes or no?
No, there are differences in chemical properties of different isotopes of the same element. For instance, certain isotopes will be radioactive while other isotopes will be stable and nonradioactive. Also, the different isotopes of hydrogen are significantly different depending on the number of neutrons present.
