The isotope of an element is the different versions of that element. Due to the different number of neutrons. So the same element can have different numbers of neutrons in it's nucleus and therefore different mass numbers e.g. Chlorine 35 or Chlorine 37. Both contain identical numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
An atom with a different number of neutrons is called an isotope of the original element. Isotopes have the same number of protons (and thus the same element) but different numbers of neutrons.
The two main factors in determining the average atomic mass of an element are:the isotopic composition of the element (the fraction of each isotope)the atomic mass of each isotope
average atomic massof an element=(Atomic mass of first isotope X % of that isotope) + (Atomic mass of second isotope X % of the second isotope)
These terms apply to the decay of radionuclides. The parent isotope is 'the starting point' of a decay series that when it decays, by giving off radiation, changes into another element, or isotope of the original element (the daughter isotope). For example: When Uranium 238 (parent isotope) decays and gives off an alpha particle, it transmutes into Thorium 234 (the daughter isotope).
This isotope is transformed in another isotope of another element.
Because each isotope of an element has a mass different from any other isotope of the same element, and the atomic mass of an element is an average, weighted by the proportion of each isotope, in the naturally occurring element.
An isotope of Neon. This isotope accounts for between a fifth and a quarter of the element.
its nucleus is unstable
An isotope shares the atomic number with its element atom. How does it differ from the element atom?
An atom with a different number of neutrons is called an isotope of the original element. Isotopes have the same number of protons (and thus the same element) but different numbers of neutrons.
The atomic number of an isotope is always identical to every other isotope, otherwise, it would form a separate element.
It is called an isotope.
The antonym for isotope is non-isotope. An isotope refers to atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons, whereas non-isotope would refer to atoms of the same element having the same number of neutrons.
The two main factors in determining the average atomic mass of an element are:the isotopic composition of the element (the fraction of each isotope)the atomic mass of each isotope
An element is a class of substances An atom is the smallest possible piece of an element. An isotope is an electrically charged atom.
An isotope differs from its parent element in the number of neutrons in its nucleus, which can affect its stability and properties.
average atomic massof an element=(Atomic mass of first isotope X % of that isotope) + (Atomic mass of second isotope X % of the second isotope)