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No. You have to change the number of protrons.
(Changing the number of neutrons changes the isotope of the element, but it is still the same element. However, changing the number of neutrons will often result in instability, causing a radioactive decay sequence, which often results in a change in element.)
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Why does a elements atomic number affect its properties?
The atomic number of an element shows the number of protons that element has. Changing the number of neutrons creates a new isotope, and changing the number of electrons creates an ion. But changing the number of protons creates a different element.
How does the change in the carbons number of neutron affect its atomic number?
Changing the number of neutrons in the nucleus does not affect the atomic number, which is the number of protons in the nucleus. However, changing the number of neutrons can create different isotopes of the same element, which may affect the stability and properties of the atom.
Which particles in an atom can increase or decrease in number without changing the identity of the element?
Neutrons
An element cannot be changed by any physical or chemical means because those changes do not affect the atom's number of neutrons?
This statement is incorrect. An element is defined by its number of protons, known as its atomic number. Changing this number would result in a different element. Physical and chemical changes can alter the arrangement of atoms in a substance without changing its fundamental identity as an element.
What do isotopes' differences depend on?
Isotopes depend of the number of neutrons in the nucleus. The number of protons will always remain the same for that particular element. The number of neutrons may vary because they do not affect the charge, but rather its weight. This is why we have peculiar numbers for the average atomic mass, because some elements have different isotopes and based on how common they are will affect its average atomic mass.
Why does a elements atomic number affect its properties?
The atomic number of an element shows the number of protons that element has. Changing the number of neutrons creates a new isotope, and changing the number of electrons creates an ion. But changing the number of protons creates a different element.
What subatomic particles could be changed without changing which element the atom is?
The element that an atom is is determined by the number of protons. The number of electrons can be changed (creating an ion), and the number of neutrons can be changed (creating an isotope), and as long as the number of protons does not change, the element that the atom is does not change.
How does the change in the carbons number of neutron affect its atomic number?
Changing the number of neutrons in the nucleus does not affect the atomic number, which is the number of protons in the nucleus. However, changing the number of neutrons can create different isotopes of the same element, which may affect the stability and properties of the atom.
Why do you think changing the number of neutrons does not create a new element?
Changing the number of neutrons in an atom affects its isotope but does not change its fundamental chemical identity. An element is defined by the number of protons in its nucleus (its atomic number), while isotopes have varying numbers of neutrons. Thus, changing the number of neutrons does not create a new element.
What subatomic particles could be changed without changing which element the atom?
You are probably referring to neutrons which are often found within the nucleus of an atom in numbers different from the protons. An atom of the element carbon, for instance, normally consists of 12 protons, 12 electrons and 12 neutrons. However, an isotope of carbon known as C13 consists of 12 protons, 12 electrons and 13 neutrons.
If the number of neutrons in an atom is changed does the atom become a new element Why or why not?
Changing the number of neutrons in an atom does not change the element it belongs to because the element is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus. Changing the number of neutrons would result in an isotope of the same element, not a new element.
Why doesnt the number of protons change for a single element while the neutrons and electrons can?
The number of protons in an atom determines its identity as a specific element. Changing the number of protons would change the element. Neutrons and electrons can be added or removed without changing the identity of the element since they do not affect the element's chemical properties.
Which of these can vary without changing the identity of an element number?
The mass number can vary without changing the identity of an element, as it represents the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. Conversely, changing the number of protons would change the identity of the element, as it defines the element's atomic number.
Can Isotopes of an element contain the same number of protons and different numbers of neutrons?
Yes, this is the definition of an isotope. By definition, an element is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus - changing the number of protons changes the element. Electrons are involved with bonding, but don't affect atomic mass (very much, for most current practical purposes). Neutrons don't affect what element you have but have a major impact on atomic mass as well as radioactivity.
Which particles in an atom can increase or decrease in number without changing the identity of the element?
Neutrons
An element cannot be changed by any physical or chemical means because those changes do not affect the atom's number of neutrons?
This statement is incorrect. An element is defined by its number of protons, known as its atomic number. Changing this number would result in a different element. Physical and chemical changes can alter the arrangement of atoms in a substance without changing its fundamental identity as an element.
What would happen to atom if the number of protons changes Neutrons Electrons?
If the number of protons changes, the atom becomes an entirely different element. Changing the number of neutrons creates isotopes of the same element, which can have different properties. Changing the number of electrons alters the atom's charge, turning it into an ion.
