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An atom of one of the few elements that have only one radioactively stable isotope naturally occurring. Even this is not quite literally true, because all atoms have radioactively unstable isotopes that have different numbers of neutrons.

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What are atoms of an element that have the same number of protons as other atoms of that element but a different number of neutrons called?

They are called isotopes,


What is An atom of the same element that differs in number of neutrons compared with other atoms?

An isotope


How can two atoms of the same element have different numbers of neutrons why doesnt the different number of neutrons make it a different element?

Neutrons have no significant effects on an atom's properties other than its mass. Nearly all chemical and physical properties of an element are determined by the configuration and number of electrons it has, which is in turn determined by the number of protons in the nucleus. As a result two atoms of the same element but with different numbers of neutrons (called isotopes) will behave identically.


In what way are atoms of one element different from atoms of other elements?

The number of electrons and neutrons may differ for atoms of the same element. However, what distinguishes atoms of one element from those of a different element is the number of protons in the atom's nucleus. All of the atoms of an element have the same number of protons, which is the single most important determiner of the properties of an element.


What is different about the atom of an isotope?

An isotope of an atom has the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons compared to the common form of that atom. This results in isotopes having the same chemical properties but different atomic masses.

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What are atoms of an element that have the same number of protons as other atoms of that element but a different number of neutrons called?

They are called isotopes,


What is a Atom of an element that differs in the number of neutrons compared with other atoms in the same element?

An atom of an element that differs in the number of neutrons compared with other atoms in the same element is called an isotope. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons but different numbers of neutrons, resulting in variations in atomic mass.


Do atoms have neutrons in them?

Atoms of all elements can have neutrons in them. Only the element hydrogen has an isotope whose atoms do not contain neutrons, but all other isotopes of hydrogen have neutrons in them. In the heavier elements the number of neutrons always exceeds the number of protons in the atom.


What atom has the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons from other atoms of the same element?

Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons but differing numbers of neutrons in the nucleus.


What subatomic particles can differ between neutral atoms of the same element?

Neutral atoms of the same element can differ in the number of neutrons, which results in different isotopes of the same element. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons, but different numbers of neutrons.


What is An atom of the same element that differs in number of neutrons compared with other atoms?

An isotope


What is an atom that differs from other atoms of the same element by the number of neutrons in its necleus?

an isotope


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 is an Atom of an element that differs in number of neutrons compared with other atoms of same element?

This atom is called isotope.


An atom of an element has 54 protons some of the elements atoms have 77 neutrons while other atoms have 79 neutrons what are the atomic numbers and mass numbers of the two types of atoms of this el?

The atomic number for an element with 54 protons is 54. For the atoms with 77 neutrons, the mass number would be 54 (protons) + 77 (neutrons) = 131. For the atoms with 79 neutrons, the mass number would be 54 (protons) + 79 (neutrons) = 133.


Are all atoms of a given element identical to one another and different from atoms of other elements?

No. Some may have different numbers of neutrons. Atoms of the same element (atoms with the same number of protons in the nucleus) may have different numbers of neutrons, and so will have different masses. As an example, chlorine is a mixture of different isotopes with some of the atoms having different neutrons numbers.


Is mixtures or isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons?

Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons. Mixtures, on the other hand, are combinations of different substances that are physically mixed together, but not chemically bonded.