A definitive answer is Isotopes of an element have a different number of neutrons. They have the same number of protons and electrons.
Here's two examples of isotopes.
#1 Hydrogen.
protium ; 1 p roton , 1 electrons, 0 neutrons ( The commonest isotope)
deuterium ; 1 proton , 1 elelctrons, 1 neutrons (knopwn as 'heavy hydrogen'(
tritium ; 1 protno, 1 electrons , 2 neutrons ) Radio- active and the rarest isotope_.
#2 Chlorine
Chlorine-35 ; 17 protons, 17 electrons, 18 neutrons.
Chlorine-37 ' 17 protonds, 17 electrons , 20 neutrons.
Because both isotopes of Chlorine are very common and in the ratios of 35:37 :: 3:1 it is averafes out to five an Atomic Mass od 35,5 .
There are many more isotopes in elements in the Periodic Table.
NB do NOT confuse with neither Allotropes nor Ions. both are different species from isotopes.
The isotopes of an element have the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons.
All isotopes of an element have the same number of protons in their nucleus. This is what defines them as being the same chemical element. The number of protons determines the element's atomic number.
The number of protons in the nucleus is the same for both isotopes since they are of the same element. Isotopes of the same element have the same number of protons (which determines the element) but a different number of neutrons, leading to a difference in atomic mass.
Atoms of the same element cannot have different numbers of protons. Different numbers of protons mean different elements. An atom with the a different number of neutrons is called an isotope.
yes, protons affect which element an atom is. Each isotope of different elements has generally a different number of neutrons. Isotopes with the same neutron number are called isotones.
They are called isotopes,
The isotopes of an element have the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. An example is carbon-12 and carbon-14, which both have six protons but differ in the number of neutrons they possess.
Atoms that have different masses but the same number of protons are called isotopes. Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons, which determines the element's identity, but a different number of neutrons, leading to variations in atomic mass.
All isotopes of an element have the same number of protons in their nucleus. This is what defines them as being the same chemical element. The number of protons determines the element's atomic number.
Isotopes are atoms of a given element that have the same number of protons but a different mass number and therefore a different number of neutrons.
This is not possible. The number of protons identifies an element, and all of the atoms of the same element have the same number of protons. The atoms of an element can, however, have different numbers of neutrons, and they are called isotopes.
The number of protons in the nucleus is the same for both isotopes since they are of the same element. Isotopes of the same element have the same number of protons (which determines the element) but a different number of neutrons, leading to a difference in atomic mass.
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.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element, having the same number of protons but different number of neutrons.
Isotopes and nuclei are both related to atoms. Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei. The nucleus is the central part of an atom that contains protons and neutrons.
Isotopes.