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Because the proportions of the elements are different in the different compounds. They may contain the same elements, but the different proportions make them different compounds with different properties.

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Element are made of atoms?

Yes, an element is made of millions of atoms with the same number of protons and electrons, but some atoms will have a slightly different number of neutrons. These different atoms are called isotopes.


What Have different isotopes of the same element?

Isotopes of the same element have different numbers of neutrons and mass.


How are diamond and graphite made the same?

They are not made the same- but they come from the same element- carbon. However, carbon can take different crystal shapes. One of those is graphite, a very different one is diamond.


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Yes, different isotopes of the same element have different masses.


What is the different of isotopes and a same element?

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No, isotopes of the same element are of different weight.


Isotopes are forms of the same element that differ in what?

Yes, isotopes of an element are the same element but with different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus and thus different atomic masses.


What are atoms of the same element but with different masses?

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Do all atoms of the same element contain the same number of netrons?

No, atoms of the same element have the same number of protons. Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes.


How are isotopes the same but different?

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What is the name of change that is undergone by an atom of an element made radioactive by bombardment with high-energy protons.?

The change undergone by an atom of an element made radioactive by bombardment with high-energy protons is called transmutation. This process can result in the creation of a different element or a different isotope of the same element.


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