Isotopes.
for example, a 35-Cl, 34-Cl, 36-Cl are all chlorines but with different neutrons, which would change their mass but not number of protons (what defines an element)
yes
Ions involve differing numbers of electron orbiting the nucleus.Isotopes involve differing numbers of neutrons in the nucleus.
The isotopes of an element must have a different amount of neutrons. I'm pretty sure you know what these are, but just in case: A neutron is a sub-atomic part of an atom, together with protons and electrons.
Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. While they have the same atomic number and chemical properties, their differing neutron counts result in different mass numbers. This variation can affect the stability of the isotopes, leading some to be radioactive while others are stable.
Isotopes are atoms of the same chemical element that have different masses due to differing numbers of protons in the nucleus. These are all averaged out to give the "normal" atomic mass that's on the periodic table eg: Cl = 35.5 its abundancy is 75% Cl35 and 25% Cl37.
isotopes
yes
They are called as isotopes of the given element.
It still has 7 protons because isotopes of elements have variable NEUTRON numbers, not nucleon (atomic mass) or proton numbers.
Some elements have atoms with differing numbers of neutrons in their nuclei. These different types are called isotopes.
Regular elements contain regular neutron number and the same number of protons and neutrons. Isotopes have different neutron numbers than the original element, but the same number of protons and electrons.
Ions involve differing numbers of electron orbiting the nucleus.Isotopes involve differing numbers of neutrons in the nucleus.
Isotopes.
The isotopes of an element must have a different amount of neutrons. I'm pretty sure you know what these are, but just in case: A neutron is a sub-atomic part of an atom, together with protons and electrons.
Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. While they have the same atomic number and chemical properties, their differing neutron counts result in different mass numbers. This variation can affect the stability of the isotopes, leading some to be radioactive while others are stable.
The heaviest elements come mainly from supernovae. Iron is the heaviest element that can be produced by fusion. Heavier elements are produced by neutron capture. An individual free-floating neutron collides with a nucleus and merges with it. That doesn't produce a higher element on the periodic table, because the atomic number depends on the number of protons. However, nuclei with too many neutrons are unstable, and will eventually "decay". A neutron will decay into a proton and an electron. Free neutrons don't exist in great numbers in normal stars, so neutron capture doesn't happen significantly in them. Elements from carbon to iron can be formed by fusion in large stars.
No, because some elements have Isotopes, with the same Proton number but different Neutron numbers. Sometimes therefore, the neutron number can overlap with that of isotopes of other elements. For example, two of Helium's isotopes share neutron numbers with two of Hydrogen's isotopes. Deuterium has 1 neutron, and so does 3He, Tritium has 2 neutrons, and so does 4He. It is the number of protons which determines which element it is.