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Chemical properties depend on electrons.Isotopes of an element have the same number of electrons and different number of neutrons.So they have similar chemical properties and different physical properties.

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Is an isotope a chemical property?

An isotope is not a chemical property; rather, it refers to different forms of an element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Isotopes can affect the physical properties of an element, such as its mass and stability, but they do not change its chemical properties.


Why does an isotope have the same chemical properties as a typical atom?

Almost all the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the valence shell electrons or in general, by the no of electrons present in the atom. Since in an isotope and a general atom, no. of electrons is same, therefore they have similar chemical properties. Isotopes differ in atomic mass only and that is due to extra neutrons.


means of isotope?

An isotope is an atom that has an irregular number of neutrons in its nucleus. Since it has the same number of protons as a normal atom, they still have the same chemical properties and are still technically the same thing, but since the atomic weight is different they have slightly different physical properties.


How do you know if two atoms are isotope?

They have the same number of protons and therefore the same chemical properties. But they have different numbers of neutrons and so the atomic masses are different and so are some physical properties.


What is true about the number of protons and nuetrons in an isotope?

Isotopes of an element have same number of protons and different number of neutrons. Hence similar in chemical properties and different in physical properties.

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What is an element that has the same chemical properties but different atomic masses?

an isotope


Is an isotope a chemical property?

An isotope is not a chemical property; rather, it refers to different forms of an element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Isotopes can affect the physical properties of an element, such as its mass and stability, but they do not change its chemical properties.


Why does an isotope have the same chemical properties as a typical atom?

Almost all the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the valence shell electrons or in general, by the no of electrons present in the atom. Since in an isotope and a general atom, no. of electrons is same, therefore they have similar chemical properties. Isotopes differ in atomic mass only and that is due to extra neutrons.


An element that has the same chemical properties as other atoms of that elementbut that has a different number of neutrons is?

An isotope is an element that has the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons. Isotopes of an element have similar chemical properties but may differ in atomic mass due to their varying neutron count.


means of isotope?

An isotope is an atom that has an irregular number of neutrons in its nucleus. Since it has the same number of protons as a normal atom, they still have the same chemical properties and are still technically the same thing, but since the atomic weight is different they have slightly different physical properties.


How do you know if two atoms are isotope?

They have the same number of protons and therefore the same chemical properties. But they have different numbers of neutrons and so the atomic masses are different and so are some physical properties.


What is true about the number of protons and nuetrons in an isotope?

Isotopes of an element have same number of protons and different number of neutrons. Hence similar in chemical properties and different in physical properties.


Why are the isotope of the element similar?

As I understand it, since they have the same number of protons, they tend to attract the same number of electrons. All neutral atoms of the same elements will have the same number of electrons. This gives them similar chemical properties, since the chemical properties are, to a great extent, determined by the outermost electrons.


How do you determine the isotope?

Isotopes are determined by the number of neutrons in an atom's nucleus. Each isotope of an element has the same number of protons in its nucleus but a different number of neutrons. Isotopes of an element have the same chemical properties but different atomic masses.


Do atoms of the same element differ in chemical properties?

No. Atoms of the same element have the same chemical properties.


Is isotopes of same element have same properties?

The differences in chemical properties are not significant (excepting protium and deuterium); the physical properties are different.


Why do all isotopes of an element have the sames chemical properties?

All isotopes of the same element have the same chemical properties due to the following reasons: * they all have the same electrons in the OUTERMOST shell. * they all have the same electronic configuration.