Because only the number of neutrons, which are neutralsubatomic particles, changes between isotopes of the same chemical element.
A chromium ion is not neutral. By definition an ion is not neutral. All atoms belong to an isotope, but that has nothing to do with whether the atom is ionized or not.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons, resulting in different atomic masses. A neutral element is an atom of that element with equal numbers of protons and electrons, balancing out the charges to be electrically neutral.
The neutral part of the atom is called the neutron. It has no charge, all atoms except the primary isotope of hydrogen, and one rare isotope of lithium, have neutrons.
Helium has two positively charged protons, two negatively charged electrons. He-3 isotope has 1 neutral neutron, He-4 isotope has 2 neutral neutrons.
Number of neutrons = Atomic mass of an isotope - Atomic number of the element The atomic number of meitnerium is 109. Each isotope of an element has a different number of neutrons.
An alumimium atom is electrically neutral and it is an isotope of aluminum.
A chromium ion is not neutral. By definition an ion is not neutral. All atoms belong to an isotope, but that has nothing to do with whether the atom is ionized or not.
Yes, they usually are; being an isotope does not change the chemistry of the atom.
Neutral atom. An atom of nitrogen will also be an isotope of nitrogen.
All neutral sodium atoms have 11 electrons, regardless of the isotope.
Each isotope of oxygen (15 to 19) has the same number of protons (8), hence the neutral atoms have 8 electrons.
Neutrons are electrically neutral particles present in atoms except in hydrogen-1 isotope.
A neutral isotope of carbon with 8 neutrons will have 6 electrons. This is because carbon has an atomic number of 6, which is the number of protons, and in a neutral atom the number of electrons equals the number of protons.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons, resulting in different atomic masses. A neutral element is an atom of that element with equal numbers of protons and electrons, balancing out the charges to be electrically neutral.
He-4 isotope has 2 neutrons.
The neutral part of the atom is called the neutron. It has no charge, all atoms except the primary isotope of hydrogen, and one rare isotope of lithium, have neutrons.
The natural isotope 19F has 10 neutrons.