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The isotope of an atom is dependant on the number of neutrons in the atom's nucleus eg normal carbon has 6 neutrons and 6 protons but the isotope of carbon has 8 neutrons and 6 protons

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Different isotopes of an atom retain the properties of the atom-?

Isotopes of an atom does retain the properties of the atom. This is discrete in units of matter.


Different isotopes of an atom retain the properties of the atom.?

Isotopes of an atom does retain the properties of the atom. This is discrete in units of matter.


What determines the isotopes of an atom?

Different isotopes of an atom are determined by the number of neutrons it contains.


What is the same about isotopes and atom?

All the isotopes of an atom have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons.


Different isotopes of an atom retain the properties of the atom?

Yes, different isotopes of an atom have the same number of protons and electrons, so they have the same chemical properties. However, they have different numbers of neutrons, giving them different masses.


What is atom 113 number of isotopes?

The chemical element nihonium (Nh) has 7 isotopes.


What is the term for atoms of the same element that differ in their mass numbers?

We can find atomic mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.


State the difference between an ordinary atom and its isotope?

Isotopes: atoms with the same atomic number (also identical number of protons and electrons) but with a different number of neutrons and consequently with a different atomic mass.An isotope is an atom; the atom has not isotopes but an element has isotopes (natural or artificial).


What two isotopes cause the nucleus to split an atom bomb?

The isotopes are uranium-235 or plutonium-239.


What determines the different isotopes of an atom?

The isotopes of an atom are defined by the number of neutrons their nuclei have for their fixed number of protons. However, I wouldn't say that neutrons are solely responsible for the presence of isotopes because isotopes also depend on the existence of many other particles such as protons, quarks and gluons. Neutrons certainly are responsible for the way we label isotopes, though.


How would an atom have a different weight?

The isotopes of the same atom would have differing numbers of neutrons.