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All neutrons are alike. As the name suggests , they are neutrally charged particles in the nucleus of an atom. They carry the same mass as a proton. They are found in the nucleus of an atoms together with the protons.
However, atoms of a given element are isotopes of one another, if they have a different number of neutrons.
e.g. Hydrogen , exhibits three isotopes.
#1 protium ; 1 proton, 0 neutrons, 1 electron.( commonest isotope)
#2 deuterium ; 1 proton, 1 neutron, 1 electron. ( heavy hydrogen)
#3 tritium ; 1 proton, 2 neutrons, 1 electron. ( super heavy hydrogen and radio -active).
Note in this table the number of neutrons in each isotope.
The next element in the Periodic Table is Helium
#1 helium ; 2 proton, 2 neutrons, 2 electron.
Note the same number of neutrons as tritium , but now has two protons.
A Neutron, in nuclear physics, can disintegrate to form a proton and an electron.
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Are all atoms alike?
No, atoms are not all alike. Atoms can have different numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons, which influence their properties and behavior. This variability in atomic structure leads to the diversity of elements and compounds found in the universe.
What isotopes are atoms of the same elements with different number of?
Isotopes are atoms of the same elements with different number of neutrons.
What has different atomic masses?
Different atoms and elements that have different number of protns, neutrons and electrons.Duh!
Does all atoms of a given element are alike in all respects?
No, not all atoms of a given element are alike in all respects. Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons, leading to variations in atomic mass. This means isotopes of the same element may behave slightly differently in certain chemical reactions.
How Is it possible for the atoms of different elements to have the same mass numbers?
It is possible only because of different number of neutrons.
Are all atoms alike?
No, atoms are not all alike. Atoms can have different numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons, which influence their properties and behavior. This variability in atomic structure leads to the diversity of elements and compounds found in the universe.
What isotopes are atoms of the same elements with different number of?
Isotopes are atoms of the same elements with different number of neutrons.
What makes atoms and elements alike?
both have a nucleus of protons and neutrons and outer orbits of electrons
Which of these statements is false all neutrons are alike all electrons are alike all protons are alike all atoms are alike?
True statements: All neutrons are alike, all electrons are alike, all protons are alike (All atoms of a given isotope is only alike). False statement: All atoms are alike All atoms are not alike as they may vary in the number of protons / electrons / neutrons.
Are Atoms of different elements exactly alike?
No. An atom is made of a nucleus composed of neutral Neutrons and positively charged Protons, surrounded by negatively charged electrons. The numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons in the atom varies depending on the element. Hydrogen, for example, has only one electron. Carbon has 6.
What can be made of atoms that are different or atoms that are alike?
Atoms that are alike can form elements, while atoms that are different can combine to form compounds. Elements are substances made up of only one type of atom, whereas compounds are made up of different types of atoms bonded together in specific ratios.
What is a isotonic?
atoms of different elements having same number of neutrons
How are atoms and elements similar and different?
they are alike because they all have mass ther diffrent because there lines, and isotpes
What has different atomic masses?
Different atoms and elements that have different number of protns, neutrons and electrons.Duh!
Are all atoms of a given element identical to one another and different from atoms of other elements?
No. Some may have different numbers of neutrons. Atoms of the same element (atoms with the same number of protons in the nucleus) may have different numbers of neutrons, and so will have different masses. As an example, chlorine is a mixture of different isotopes with some of the atoms having different neutrons numbers.
Groups 14,15 and 16 on the periodic table contain metals, nonmetals and metalloids. How are the elements in these groups alike and how are they different?
the number of atoms in these elements differ as well as the type of group they are in, what they all have in common is that they all consist of electrons and neutrons
Does all atoms of a given element are alike in all respects?
No, not all atoms of a given element are alike in all respects. Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons, leading to variations in atomic mass. This means isotopes of the same element may behave slightly differently in certain chemical reactions.
