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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.

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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?

For the same element, isotopes have equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Isotopes of a given element have similar chemical properties due to having the same number of electrons, which determines an element's chemical behavior.


How are chlorine 35 and chlorine 37 a like?

Both of these isotopes have 17 protons in the nucleus of each atom, and their chemical properties are qualitatively identical, with slight quantitative differences due to their different masses.


How do isoptopes of an element differ from each other?

Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei. This results in different atomic masses for each isotope. Despite the difference in atomic mass, isotopes of an element have similar chemical properties due to their identical electron configurations.


Isotopes have the same number of but different numbers of?

The number of protons (and electrons in a neutral atom) is identical. The number of neutrons is different for each isotope.


Why do isotopes of the same element have different densities?

Isotopes of an element have different densities due to variations in the number of neutrons in their nuclei. Neutrons contribute to the mass of the atom without affecting its chemical properties, leading to different atomic weights and densities for isotopes.

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Why do isotopes of an element have the same chemical properties?

Chemical reactions involve electrons - not protons or neutrons. All isotopes of the same element have an identical number of electrons (just the number of neutrons differs) and hence the chemical properties are identical/very similar.


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?

For the same element, isotopes have equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Isotopes of a given element have similar chemical properties due to having the same number of electrons, which determines an element's chemical behavior.


Why do isotopes of the same element have the same chemical behavior?

Chemical properties of a element is governed by ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION of that element. As isotopes of same element have identical electronic configurations, their chemical properties are same.


How do the isotopes of an atom differ?

Isotopes of an atom have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. This causes isotopes to have different atomic masses. The chemical properties of isotopes are usually identical, but physical properties such as nuclear stability and radioactive decay can vary.


Is an isotope a chemical property?

An isotope is not a chemical property; rather, it refers to different forms of an element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Isotopes can affect the physical properties of an element, such as its mass and stability, but they do not change its chemical properties.


Do isotopes have identical numbers of protons and electron?

Yes, but they have varying amounts of neutrons.


How are chlorine 35 and chlorine 37 a like?

Both of these isotopes have 17 protons in the nucleus of each atom, and their chemical properties are qualitatively identical, with slight quantitative differences due to their different masses.


How do isoptopes of an element differ from each other?

Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei. This results in different atomic masses for each isotope. Despite the difference in atomic mass, isotopes of an element have similar chemical properties due to their identical electron configurations.


An element that has the same chemical properties as other atoms of that elementbut that has a different number of neutrons is?

An isotope is an element that has the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons. Isotopes of an element have similar chemical properties but may differ in atomic mass due to their varying neutron count.


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.


What effect does the presence of an extra neutron have on the chemical properties of the new atoms formes?

The addition of neutrons to the nucleus of an atom creates a new isotope of the element. It changes the nuclear properties of the atom, but has no effect on its chemical properties. Chemical reactions occur as the result of interactions between the electrons of atoms, not their nucleii so, for example, Carbon-12 and Carbon 14 will react chemically in exactly the same ways. The resulting compounds will have identical chemical properties but different molecular weights.


Do different atoms of the same element have you identical number of neutrons?

The number of neutrons is different for each isotope.