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∙ 2010-06-18 10:08:32It is called an Isotope.... C12, C13, C14 is a classical example
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∙ 2010-06-18 10:08:32Atoms 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.
The essential difference is the number of protons.
Atoms are differentiated by the number of protons in their nuclei.
No. Atoms differ in the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
These atoms are called isotopes.
Those are called Isotopes.
Isotopes.
By number of protons/electrons.
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.
Two atoms that have the same number of protons are called isotopes.
They are different in the number of protons their atoms contain.
The essential difference is the number of protons.
Atoms differ in atomic number. The atomic number = the # of protons in the atom.
Two atoms that have the same number of protons are called isotopes.
Atoms of different elements differ in their number of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
The essential difference is the number of protons.
Neutrons. If the differ in electrons they are not neutral and if they differ in protons then they are no longer the same element as the number of protons determines the name of the element.