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What part of the nucleaus can change and not change the identity of the element?
The number of protons in the nucleus affects the elemental identity of an atom, whereas the number of neutrons does not affect which element an atom belongs to.
Does an atom retain the chemical identity of an element?
An isotope is an atom that contains a different number of neutrons. In order for an element to change there has to be a different number of protons.
Does the element change when the atomic mass changes?
No, the element remains the same even when the atomic mass changes. Atomic mass is determined by the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom, but changing the number of neutrons does not change the identity of the element.
Does changing the number of neutrons affect what type of element it is?
No. You have to change the number of protrons.(Changing the number of neutrons changes the isotope of the element, but it is still the same element. However, changing the number of neutrons will often result in instability, causing a radioactive decay sequence, which often results in a change in element.)
What isotopes always have the same element?
Isotopes are variations of an element. Isotopes of one element always have the same number of protons because it's the number of protons that define the element. Isotopes of an element have the same number of electrons which will equal the number of protons. (That ignores atoms that are in the form of ions.) Different isotopes of the same element have different numbers of neutrons. The variations in the number of neutrons make the mass of atoms different but they do not change the element nor do they change the chemical properties of the element. Some isotopes of an element can be radio-active, that is, they are unstable and can emit an alpha or beta particle or a gamma ray. As an example, carbon has 6 protons and most atoms have 6 neutrons. A few carbon atoms have 8 neutrons with a mass of 14. It is known as "Carbon 14" and is radio active. That is because the nucleus can emit a beta particle and in doing so, the atom actually changes to a nitrogen atom.
What part of the nucleaus can change and not change the identity of the element?
The number of protons in the nucleus affects the elemental identity of an atom, whereas the number of neutrons does not affect which element an atom belongs to.
Does an atom retain the chemical identity of an element?
An isotope is an atom that contains a different number of neutrons. In order for an element to change there has to be a different number of protons.
Does the element change when the atomic mass changes?
No, the element remains the same even when the atomic mass changes. Atomic mass is determined by the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom, but changing the number of neutrons does not change the identity of the element.
Why doesnt the number of protons change for a single element while the neutrons and electrons can?
The number of protons in an atom determines its identity as a specific element. Changing the number of protons would change the element. Neutrons and electrons can be added or removed without changing the identity of the element since they do not affect the element's chemical properties.
Which of these can vary without changing the identity of an element number?
The mass number can vary without changing the identity of an element, as it represents the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. Conversely, changing the number of protons would change the identity of the element, as it defines the element's atomic number.
Does changing the number of neutrons affect what type of element it is?
No. You have to change the number of protrons.(Changing the number of neutrons changes the isotope of the element, but it is still the same element. However, changing the number of neutrons will often result in instability, causing a radioactive decay sequence, which often results in a change in element.)
Can you change the number of electrons or neutrons of an element?
Type your answer here... Yes- If you change the number of electrons in an element, you would create ions. The charge of the ions tells you how much electrons you have. If you change the number of neutrons, you create isotopes due to the different number of neutrons in different atoms.
Why do you think changing the number of neutrons does not create a new element?
Changing the number of neutrons in an atom affects its isotope but does not change its fundamental chemical identity. An element is defined by the number of protons in its nucleus (its atomic number), while isotopes have varying numbers of neutrons. Thus, changing the number of neutrons does not create a new element.
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)
If there was an atom of this element that has 18 neutrons would it still be the same element?
Yes. Atoms with a different number of neutrons are called isotopes of that atom, but a variation in the number of neutrons does not change what the atom is.
What isotopes always have the same element?
Isotopes are variations of an element. Isotopes of one element always have the same number of protons because it's the number of protons that define the element. Isotopes of an element have the same number of electrons which will equal the number of protons. (That ignores atoms that are in the form of ions.) Different isotopes of the same element have different numbers of neutrons. The variations in the number of neutrons make the mass of atoms different but they do not change the element nor do they change the chemical properties of the element. Some isotopes of an element can be radio-active, that is, they are unstable and can emit an alpha or beta particle or a gamma ray. As an example, carbon has 6 protons and most atoms have 6 neutrons. A few carbon atoms have 8 neutrons with a mass of 14. It is known as "Carbon 14" and is radio active. That is because the nucleus can emit a beta particle and in doing so, the atom actually changes to a nitrogen atom.
Isotopes exist because atoms of the same element can have a different numbers of what?
Isotopes are different atoms of the same element with the same number of protons (proton number) but different in number of neutrons. Given that nucleon number is equal to the sum of proton and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom, isotopes have different nucleon number due to difference in number of neutrons.
