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Isotope can be referred to as the different versions of the SAME ELEMENT. Such as Chlorine has isotopes of Chlorine - 35 and Chlorine - 37. This will just cause the difference in mass numbers because of the difference in neutrons. Chlorine -35 has 17 protons, 17 electrons and 18 neutrons making it to have a mass number of 35 and Chlorine - 37 has 17 protons, 17 electrons and 19 neutrons making it to have a mass number of 39. Some isotopes can be used in normal chemical reactions but some cannot.

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How do the 2 sodium isotopes shown in the model differ from each other?

The number of neutrons is different.


How will the modern periodic table be disturbed if isotopes of an element are discovered now?

The periodic table would be disturbed only if isotopes of a new element are discovered, because a periodic table is based on order of atomic number, not atomic mass. If new isotopes of a previously known element were discovered, the atomic mass shown in the periodic table might be changed, but this is very unlikely because the atomic masses shown in a periodic table are based on the naturally occurring distribution of isotopes, and any newly discovered isotopes would probably occur only in very small fractions of the total.


Atoms of same chemical element that have different atomic mass are known as?

Isotopes. They differ in the number of neutrons in the nucleus.


How were the positions of isotopes resolved in modern periodic table?

The positions of isotopes in the modern periodic table are not explicitly shown; instead, elements are represented as whole entities, with isotopes being variations of these elements based on their neutron count. The periodic table is organized by atomic number, which corresponds to the number of protons in an element's nucleus. Isotopes of an element share the same atomic number but have different atomic masses due to varying numbers of neutrons. The average atomic mass listed on the table reflects the weighted average of all naturally occurring isotopes of an element.


Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain are known as?

they are known as isotopes. Dont ask people to do your homework

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How are isotopes placed in the periodic table?

Isotopes and their prevalence are not shown on the periodic table. Instead, the atomic weight shown for each element is an average of the atomic weights of all naturally-occurring isotopes (calculated from percentages occurring on Earth).


How do the 2 sodium isotopes shown in the model differ from each other?

The number of neutrons is different.


How will the modern periodic table be disturbed if isotopes of an element are discovered now?

The periodic table would be disturbed only if isotopes of a new element are discovered, because a periodic table is based on order of atomic number, not atomic mass. If new isotopes of a previously known element were discovered, the atomic mass shown in the periodic table might be changed, but this is very unlikely because the atomic masses shown in a periodic table are based on the naturally occurring distribution of isotopes, and any newly discovered isotopes would probably occur only in very small fractions of the total.


What is the weighted-average mass of all the known isotopes for an element?

The known weighted-averagemass of all the naturally occurring* isotopes for an element is the atomic mass of the element.____________________*This is not the same as "all the known isotopes", becausemost elements have known isotopes that are not naturally occurring.


Atoms of same chemical element that have different atomic mass are known as?

Isotopes. They differ in the number of neutrons in the nucleus.


How were the positions of isotopes resolved in modern periodic table?

The positions of isotopes in the modern periodic table are not explicitly shown; instead, elements are represented as whole entities, with isotopes being variations of these elements based on their neutron count. The periodic table is organized by atomic number, which corresponds to the number of protons in an element's nucleus. Isotopes of an element share the same atomic number but have different atomic masses due to varying numbers of neutrons. The average atomic mass listed on the table reflects the weighted average of all naturally occurring isotopes of an element.


Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain are known as?

they are known as isotopes. Dont ask people to do your homework


How are radioactive isotopes different from isotopes?

Both isotopes and radioactive isotopes are pretty much the same but radioactive isotopes are better because it can be used to make medicine.


What is the weighed-average mass of all the known isotopes for an element called?

The weighted-average mass of all the known isotopes for an element is called the atomic weight or atomic mass. It is calculated by taking into account the abundance of each isotope and its mass to determine the average mass of all isotopes present in nature for that element.


What is the isotopes in nobeluim?

The answer for isotopes is 259


Are most of the periodic table isotopes?

No most of them are not isotopes. Few elements exist as isotopes.


What are some of the roles of isotopes?

- Isotopes are used as sources of radiation in medicine, sterilization, nondestructive control, etc.- Isotopes can be used as tracers- Isotopes can be used as energy source- Isotopes are used for radioactive dating- Isotopes are used in chemical analysis- Isotopes are used in many instruments- Isotopes are used as source of nuclear energy in bombs and nuclear reactorsetc.