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An unstable ratio of protons and neutrons.

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Isotopes of elements?

Isotopes of elements are atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. This causes isotopes of the same element to have different atomic masses. Isotopes can be stable or unstable, with unstable isotopes undergoing radioactive decay.


A scientist conducts a procedure that causes Nitrogen atoms to gain neutrons the resulting atoms will be A. Ions of Nitrogen B. Isotopes of Nitrogen?

B. Isotopes of Nitrogen. Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons. In this case, the resulting atoms will be isotopes of nitrogen because they have gained neutrons.


Which causes maximum radioactive contamination out of there sodium radium potassium?

Radium, by a big margin. Radium has no isotopes that are not radioactive, but no naturally occurring isotopes of potassium or sodium are radioactive.


How do the isotopes of an atom differ?

Isotopes of an atom have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. This causes isotopes to have different atomic masses. The chemical properties of isotopes are usually identical, but physical properties such as nuclear stability and radioactive decay can vary.


What causes the masses of 3 isotopes to differ for Carbon 12 13 and 14?

Neutrone number difference


How do isotopes of a given element differ?

Isotopes of a given element have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons, resulting in different atomic masses. This causes isotopes to have different physical properties, such as differing in stability and radioactive decay rates.


Which isotopes have the same mass?

The number of protons and neutrons is what determines the mass of an isotope. Even though isotopes of a particular element have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons, which causes their mass to be different.


What is a similarity and a difference between isotopes of an element?

All isotopes of an element have the same number of protons in the atomic nucleus, which is its atomic number on the periodic table. All isotopes of an element contain different numbers of neutrons in their atomic nuclei, which causes the isotopes of an element to vary in mass number (protons + neutrons).


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

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


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 causes the change in the atomic mass of an element?

Apart from a few, almost all elements have isotopes. They are almost similar except the number of neutrons they have.