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The identity of every element is given by the number of protons in the nucleus. To keep electrical neutrality, they also have the same number of electrons.

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Is it true that all the atoms of a given element are different from each other?

No. All atoms of the same element have the same number of protons and, when neutral, the same number of electrons. They can, however, differ in the number of neutrons.


What does every atom in a particular element have in common?

They all have the same number of neutrons. All atoms of a given element have a specific number of protons. That is what gives an element its elemental identity. But we know that different atoms of a given element can have different numbers of neutrons. These different atoms of the same element are the isotopes of that element. All the atoms of a given isotope of a given element will have the same number of protons and will have the same number of neutrons. all isotopes of an atom have same number of proton but they have different number of neutron so they have same chemical properties and different physical properties. all isotopes of an atom have same number of proton but they have different number of neutron so they have same chemical properties and different physical properties.


All atoms of a given element have exactly the same number of which type of subatomic particle?

Protons. All atoms of a given element have the same number of protons in their nucleus, which determines the element's identity.


What is the name given to atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons?

Atoms of the same element cannot have different numbers of protons. Different numbers of protons mean different elements. An atom with the a different number of neutrons is called an isotope.


Atoms of the same element always have the same number of what?

All atoms of a given element have the same number of protons in a nucleus. It is the number of protons in an atom's nucleus that determines the elemental identity of any atom. Period.

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Is it true that all the atoms of a given element are different from each other?

No. All atoms of the same element have the same number of protons and, when neutral, the same number of electrons. They can, however, differ in the number of neutrons.


What do atoms of the same given element share?

Atoms of a given element always have the same number of protons in their nucleus. Neutrons can vary (in different isotopes) and electrons can vary (in different ions) but protons are always the same for a given element. If the number of protons is changed, then you no longer have the same element.


The nuclei of all atoms of a given element always have the same number of what?

The nuclei of all atoms of a given element always have the same number of protons. This number is unique to each element and is known as the element's atomic number.


Do the nuclei of all atoms of a given element always have the same number of neutrons?

No - different isotopes of an element have different numbers of neutrons. All atoms of an element will have the same number of protons.


What does every atom in a particular element have in common?

They all have the same number of neutrons. All atoms of a given element have a specific number of protons. That is what gives an element its elemental identity. But we know that different atoms of a given element can have different numbers of neutrons. These different atoms of the same element are the isotopes of that element. All the atoms of a given isotope of a given element will have the same number of protons and will have the same number of neutrons. all isotopes of an atom have same number of proton but they have different number of neutron so they have same chemical properties and different physical properties. all isotopes of an atom have same number of proton but they have different number of neutron so they have same chemical properties and different physical properties.


What are Atoms with the same number of protons are?

All atoms with the same number of protons are atoms of the same element. The number of protons is the atomic number of the element.


All atoms of a given element have exactly the same number of which type of subatomic particle?

Protons. All atoms of a given element have the same number of protons in their nucleus, which determines the element's identity.


What is the name given to atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons?

Atoms of the same element cannot have different numbers of protons. Different numbers of protons mean different elements. An atom with the a different number of neutrons is called an isotope.


What is needed for any given element?

An element is defined a "type of atom"; to be more precise, all the atoms in an element have the same number of protons (but not necessarily the same number of neutrons).


Do all the atoms have the same proton number?

In respect to different elements, no they don't, in respect to like atoms of one particular element, yes they do. The electrons are the particles that vary from like atoms of the same element. When the electrons and protons are uneven within an atom, you have a radioactive element.


Isotopes are atoms that have the same number of protons but a different?

Isotopes are atoms of a given element that have the same number of protons but a different mass number and therefore a different number of neutrons.


What Atoms of the same element are alike and?

Atoms of the same element are alike in terms of their number of protons, which determines the element. However, atoms of the same element can differ in the number of neutrons they contain, leading to different isotopes of that element.