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Heavy elements contain more protons or neutron?
Heavy elements generally contain more neutrons than protons. This is because as the number of protons increases in heavier elements, the strong nuclear force needs additional neutrons to help offset the repulsive forces between the positively charged protons. This results in a higher neutron-to-proton ratio in heavier elements compared to lighter ones.
What is the composition of lighter elements in comparison with heavier element?
Lighter elements are composed of fewer protons and neutrons compared to heavier elements. They tend to have fewer total nucleons and lower atomic numbers. Lighter elements are typically found at the beginning of the periodic table, while heavier elements are found towards the end.
Do atoms also contain neutrons which are slightly heavier than protons but carry no charge?
Yes it is very true
Does there have to be the same number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus?
No. Even atoms of the same element will vary in the number of neutrons in their nucleus. For example, carbon (6 protons) has isotopes with 6, 7, and 8 neutrons. The most common isotope of hydrogen (1 proton) does not have any neutrons. While the most common isotopes of the lighter elements generally have the same number of protons and neutrons, heavier elements will have more neutrons than protons. For example the most common most stable isotope of uranium (92 protons) has 146 neutrons.
What element contains the largest number of neutrons per atom?
The element with the largest number of neutrons per atom is typically isotopes of hydrogen, specifically tritium, which has one proton and two neutrons. However, when considering more stable elements, the isotope of lead, lead-208, has 126 neutrons and 82 protons, making it one of the elements with a high neutron-to-proton ratio. In general, heavier elements tend to have more neutrons than protons, but lead-208 is notable for its high neutron count.
Heavy elements contain more protons or neutron?
Heavy elements generally contain more neutrons than protons. This is because as the number of protons increases in heavier elements, the strong nuclear force needs additional neutrons to help offset the repulsive forces between the positively charged protons. This results in a higher neutron-to-proton ratio in heavier elements compared to lighter ones.
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 is the composition of lighter elements in comparison with heavier element?
Lighter elements are composed of fewer protons and neutrons compared to heavier elements. They tend to have fewer total nucleons and lower atomic numbers. Lighter elements are typically found at the beginning of the periodic table, while heavier elements are found towards the end.
Lighter elements have more or less number of protons than neutrons?
Lighter elements tend to have neutrons equal to protonms or only a slight excess. Heavier elements have an excess of neutrons over protons
Do atoms also contain neutrons which are slightly heavier than protons but carry no charge?
Yes it is very true
Does there have to be the same number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus?
No. Even atoms of the same element will vary in the number of neutrons in their nucleus. For example, carbon (6 protons) has isotopes with 6, 7, and 8 neutrons. The most common isotope of hydrogen (1 proton) does not have any neutrons. While the most common isotopes of the lighter elements generally have the same number of protons and neutrons, heavier elements will have more neutrons than protons. For example the most common most stable isotope of uranium (92 protons) has 146 neutrons.
Why there are many neutrons than protons in metal atom?
I assume you mean "more neutrons than protons". It really depends what metal you are talking about. The lightest metal is lithium; it has 3 protons. One of its naturally occurring isotopes has 3 neutrons, another has 4 neutrons. In the case of heavier elements, the ratio of neutrons to protons increases; this is not directly related with the elements being "metals", just with the fact that they are heavier elements. The general idea here is that for heavier elements, the repulsive forces between protons become larger; more neutrons are then needed to provide stability, since protons and neutrons attract one another using the strong force, but don't have an electrostatic repulsion.
Why are some atoms are heavier than others?
some atoms are heavier than others as they have higher relative Atomic Mass, by which is equals to proton number + number of neutrons in an atom, according to the Periodic Table of the elements
Can the atomic number be multiplied by two then equal the atomic mass?
Not generally. For light elements this relation is often approximately true, but for heavier elements, the gram atomic mass is more than two times the atomic number, as the ratio of neutrons to protons increases with increasing atomic mass.
Why does the universe contain less hydrogen then it used to?
Some of the hydrogen has been converted into heavier elements by stars.
What contain most of the heavier elements in the Milky Way population stars 1 or 2?
Population I stars
Why does atom of different elements weigh differently?
Atoms of different elements weigh differently because they have different numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons. The mass of an atom is mostly determined by the protons and neutrons in the nucleus, with electrons contributing very little to the overall mass. The number of protons in the nucleus (atomic number) determines the element and its characteristic properties.
