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An iron atom is a different element than a sodium atom because it has a different ground state electron configuration. In fact, any atom that differs from any other atom in ground state electron configuration is a different element.
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What is the difference between iron atom and a sodium atom?
No difference. Invoking "element" simply refers to chemcial properties, and these are present in the atom as well.
Why is iron heavy while sodium is light?
The density of an element depends on the number of the nucleons (protons and neutrons) in the atom nucleus.
Why is sodium light while iron is heavy?
The density of an element depends on the number of the nucleons (protons and neutrons) in the atom nucleus.
What is larger a sodium atom or iron atom?
There are three electronic shells in sodium while four in iron so Iron is larger in size. other words to make it shorter it would be the iron
An atom of this element has 10 more protons than an atom of sulfur?
Iron, Fe
What is the difference between iron atom and a sodium atom?
No difference. Invoking "element" simply refers to chemcial properties, and these are present in the atom as well.
Is fe an atom?
They are elements not compound mixture
Is iron and sulphur a element or compound?
iron and sulphur is an element because there is the tiniest amount of a specific type of atom inside the different chemicals.
Is iron and sulphur an element or a compound?
iron and sulphur is an element because there is the tiniest amount of a specific type of atom inside the different chemicals.
Why iron is heavy while sodium is light?
The density of an element depends on the number of the nucleons (protons and neutrons) in the atom nucleus.
Why is iron heavy while sodium is light?
The density of an element depends on the number of the nucleons (protons and neutrons) in the atom nucleus.
What is the particle of the element iron that can be classified as iron?
An atom of iron is the smallest particle of the element iron.
Why is sodium light while iron is heavy?
The density of an element depends on the number of the nucleons (protons and neutrons) in the atom nucleus.
What element is 1s22s22p63s1?
Sodium
What is the smallest particle of the element iron that can still be classified as iron?
An iron atom is the smallest iron particle that still has the properties of iron.
What is larger a sodium atom or iron atom?
There are three electronic shells in sodium while four in iron so Iron is larger in size. other words to make it shorter it would be the iron
What elements have a entirely different symbol than the element?
copper and gold, potassium, iron sodium these are some
