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I believe you're referring to atoms having the same number of protons, but differing numbers of neutrons. These atoms are called isotopes of one another.

The word comes from the Greek for "at the same place," because even though the atoms have different masses they belong at the same place in the Periodic Table.

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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.


Atoms of the same element that differ in number of neutrons?

isotopes


What is a isotope apex?

Atoms of the same element that differ in number of neutrons


What atoms of the same element differ in the number of neutrons?

They are called isotopes.


What are atoms of the same element but differ in number of neutrons?

They are called isotopes.


Are isotopes are atoms of an element that differ in there number of neutrons?

Yes, isotopes of the same element would have differed numbers of neutrons.


What is atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons but have the same number of protons?

Isotopes.


What does it mean when the neutrons of an atom are all different?

The number of neutrons present in atoms of an element may differ. Atoms of an element which have different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. These differ in mass but have the same chemistry.All of the neutrons in the nucleus of an atom are the same.


Do all the atoms of a particular elements have the same number of neutrons?

No, the isotopes of a single element differ in the no. of neutrons


What are element that differ in the number of neutrons known as?

Isotopes are elements that differ in the number of neutrons they have. Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons in their nuclei but different numbers of neutrons, resulting in varying atomic weights.


Is it true that all the atoms of a given element are different from each other?

No. All atoms of the same element have the same number of protons and, when neutral, the same number of electrons. They can, however, differ in the number of neutrons.


How may atoms of the same element differ from one another?

Atoms of the same element can differ from one another in their atomic mass, which is determined by the number of neutrons in the nucleus. These variations are called isotopes. Isotopes of the same element have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.