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Different forms of the same atom?
Isotope
What make an atom an isotope?
When an atom of an element has a different number of neutrons.
What is an atom called when the number of neutron changes?
An atom with a different number of neutrons is called an isotope of the original element. Isotopes have the same number of protons (and thus the same element) but different numbers of neutrons.
Why can an atom have the same number of neutrons and still be an isotope?
an isotope is defined by an atom with the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons
How is an isotope different from its original atom?
When an atom is of the same atomic number, atomic mass, etc. to the one on the periodic table (Lets use Boron for example) Then B is the regular atom. But if you change the number of neutrons (from 6-to-7 or whatever number) ; because the number of protons never changes; you will get a different atomic mass, so an isotope is the atom with a different atomic mass. You write an isotope atom with the elements symbol and to the left of it you script (In the top left corner really small like an exponent) the new atomic mass. So in this case B would now be 12B
What is the same and what is the different for an isotope compared to an atom?
An isotope will have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons than a given atom.
Different forms of the same atom?
Isotope
What make an atom an isotope?
When an atom of an element has a different number of neutrons.
How is an isotope different from an atom?
Isotopes aren't mutually exclusive of an atom - that is, you don't have to be one or the other (in fact, it is both). An isotope of an atom is an atom that has an unusual atomic weight, usually caused by having a non-regular amount of neutrons (they don't change the charge, so you can shove as many in an atom as you want, within limits).
What is an atom called when the number of neutron changes?
An atom with a different number of neutrons is called an isotope of the original element. Isotopes have the same number of protons (and thus the same element) but different numbers of neutrons.
Why can an atom have the same number of neutrons and still be an isotope?
an isotope is defined by an atom with the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons
Atom of an element with different number of neutrons?
Isotope
How are an atom an element and an isotope different from each other?
An element is a class of substances An atom is the smallest possible piece of an element. An isotope is an electrically charged atom.
What is it called when the atom of an element has a different number of protons?
an isotope.
How is an isotope different from its original atom?
When an atom is of the same atomic number, atomic mass, etc. to the one on the periodic table (Lets use Boron for example) Then B is the regular atom. But if you change the number of neutrons (from 6-to-7 or whatever number) ; because the number of protons never changes; you will get a different atomic mass, so an isotope is the atom with a different atomic mass. You write an isotope atom with the elements symbol and to the left of it you script (In the top left corner really small like an exponent) the new atomic mass. So in this case B would now be 12B
How is a isotope of an atom different than a non isotope?
An isotope is where an atom has a different number of neutrons than what it should be.e.g.Gold has 79 protons and 118 neutrons = 197 nucleons.But some gold atoms are strange they only have 117 neutrons.They are isotopes.
What is the term for an atom that contains a different number of electrons and protons?
An isotope.
