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Yes, the number of neutrons can be any number you want it to be, however there is typically only one stable isotope of an element. Radioactive elements and those in the f-block are more likely to have more than one isotope.

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What is an element with more or less neutrons than average?

isotope


Does a isotope of a element have more protons?

All isotopes of an element have the same number of protons, otherwise they would not be the same element. What varies is the number of neutrons, they can be more or less than in the stable isotope(s) of the element.


What is an atom with more or fewer neutrons than atoms of the same element?

An atom of a certain element with a different number of neutrons compared with the common form of the element is called an isotope. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons in an atom, but a different number of neutrons (which means that they have a different atomic mass number).


What is an atomic element that has a different number of protons than neutrons?

It is an isotope of the element.


Is the isotope at 40.0 amu more abundant than isotope at 42.0?

Without additional information about the specific element in question, it's not possible to determine which isotope is more abundant solely based on the atomic masses. The abundance of isotopes depends on various factors such as stability and nuclear properties of the specific element.


Does the atomic number of an element determine its mass?

Not by itself. The mass number is the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in he nucleus for each isotope of the element, or for elements with more than one stable isotope is an average depending on the natural abundance of the stable isotopes of the element.


When naming chemical formulas which ones get prefixes?

When an element's isotope is different than the common isotope or if it is relevant to the matter at hand such as in nuclear chemistry, the element is given a prefix in superscript to indicate its isotope


Why does an element radiate?

An element will radiate if it is an isotope of the original element, this means that it has more neutrons in its nucleus than it does protons. This causes the element to become unstable and thus causes it to let out radiation in order to make it stable.


An atom that has more neutrons than protons is called what?

An atom that has more neutrons than protons is called an Isotope.


How many element in nature have isotope property?

All known elements in nature - or most of them at any rate - have more than one isotopes.


How do you estimate the number of neutrons in the atoms of an element?

The number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom of any isotope of an element is equal to the "atomic mass number", which is usually stated in a number immediately after a hyphen at the end of the element name in the name of the isotope, minus the atomic number. Because most elements have more than one stable isotope, the average number of neutrons in the mixture of isotopes of an element that occurs naturally is usually not an integer.


What is an atom the has a different number of nuetrons than other atoms of the same element?

An isotope.