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What is a parent isotope?
These terms apply to the decay of radionuclides. The parent isotope is 'the starting point' of a decay series that when it decays, by giving off radiation, changes into another element, or isotope of the original element (the daughter isotope). For example: When Uranium 238 (parent isotope) decays and gives off an alpha particle, it transmutes into Thorium 234 (the daughter isotope).
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.
When an element becomes a different isotope what feature changes?
only the number of neutrons
When an isotope in the rock decays a new what is formed?
When an isotope in the rock decays, a new isotope or element is formed. This process is known as radioactive decay, where the original isotope changes into a different element or isotope through the emission of particles or energy.
What particle is involved most in the formation of an isotope?
In isotopes of a particular element, the number of neutrons differ where the number of protons and electrons remain same.
What is matter in which every particle is identical?
These are atoms of an isotope.
What atomic particle determines the isotope of an element?
The number of neutrons.
What is a parent isotope?
These terms apply to the decay of radionuclides. The parent isotope is 'the starting point' of a decay series that when it decays, by giving off radiation, changes into another element, or isotope of the original element (the daughter isotope). For example: When Uranium 238 (parent isotope) decays and gives off an alpha particle, it transmutes into Thorium 234 (the daughter isotope).
What changes in an isotope as compared to its parent element?
An isotope differs from its parent element in the number of neutrons in its nucleus, which can affect its stability and properties.
What is the only particle that can change in number for an isotope?
The Neutron- An element with the same number of protons and electrons, but with a different number of neutrons per atom than the original element is called an "isotope". An isotope will have, for all intensive purposes, about the same chemical and physical properties as the original element. Isotopes are written as the element, followed by a dash, then the number of neutrons in one atom of that isotope (Carbon-13 is an isotope of carbon with 13 neutrons per atom)
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.
What subatomic particle is the MOST important when trying to figure out what the element is?
The number of protons tells you which chemical element the atom is. The number of neutrons determines the isotope of the element.
Which particle most affects which group an element is in?
Try "the proton" (change the electrons and you get ions, change the neutrons and you get an isotope.)
What happens if the proton number changes?
Mass of an element will increase, creating an isotope.
When an element becomes a different isotope what feature changes?
only the number of neutrons
When an isotope in the rock decays a new what is formed?
When an isotope in the rock decays, a new isotope or element is formed. This process is known as radioactive decay, where the original isotope changes into a different element or isotope through the emission of particles or energy.
What element is formed when 60CO emits a beta particle?
When 60Co decays by beta- decay it produces 60Ni.
