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The difinitive answer is ' Isotopes of an element have a DIFFERENT number of neutrons'.
Takinf an example. The element Hydrogen .
It has three isotopes. They are: -
#1 ; protium ; 1 proton , 0 neutrons, 1 electron ; Atomic Mass '1'
#2 ; deuterium ; 1 proton , 1 neutron , 1 electron ; Atomic mass '2'
#3 ; tritium ; 1 proton 2 neutrons 1 electron. 'Atomic mass '3',
Carbon also has three isotopes biz.,
# 1 ; Carbon-12 ; 6 protons, 6 neutroins, 6 electrons ;Atomic mass '12'
#2 ; Carbon-13 ; 6 protons, 7 neutroins, 6 electrons ; Atomic mass ''13'
#3 ; Carbon-14 ; 6 protons, 8 neutroins, 6 electrons ; Atomic mass '14'.
Notice in each case the number of neutrons changes, the number of protons remains the same, otherwise it is a different element. The Atomic mass is the sum of the protons and neutrons.
NNB Every element has isotopes.
NNNN Do not confuse 'Isotopes' with 'Allotropes'. Allotropes are elements exhibiting a different physical form/appearance.
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∙ 15y agoYes. Different isotopes of an element always have the same number of protons because the number of protons determines the elemental identity of the substance. It is the number of neutrons that changes to make up the different isotopes of a given element.
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∙ 16y agoThe answer is no, isotopes must have the same number of protons, but they can have varying numbers of neutrons. You will notice some isotopes have the same atomic mass number, but if you look at their atomic number, you will see that it is different. That is because atomic numbers shows you how many protons there are. Mass number shows the total number of nucleons. If you change the number of protons, you get a different element.
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∙ 14y agoYes, they do. While they have a different mass number due to a difference in the number of neutrons, they have the same atomic number. The atomic number is what determines the number of protons. Therefore, they all have the same number of protons. Also, they have the same number of electrons as well. The only thing that differs is the number of neutrons.
An example of some isotopes of carbon include Carbon-12, Carbon-13 and Carbon-14. The 12, 13, and 14 denote their mass numbers. Carbon's atomic number is 6, so each isotope has 6 protons while the number of neutrons varies. For example, Carbon-12 has 6 neutrons because 12-6=6. Meanwhile, Carbon-13 has 7 neutrons because 13-6=7.
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∙ 14y agoExactly. That is how elements are defined, by their number of protons.
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∙ 12y agoYes, the number of protons defines the element.
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∙ 14y agoOne isotope of an element may have the same number of either neutrons or protons, but not both; in that case they would be the same isotope.
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∙ 11y agoYes. because isotopes onyl have different number of neutrons but not protons and therefore, number of electrons will also remain same as NUMBER OF ELECTRONS=NUMBER OF PROTONS
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∙ 11y agoYes. Only the number of neutrons differs.
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Can isotopes have the same number of subatomic particles?
An isotope is defined as: Each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, and hence differ in relative atomic mass but not in chemical properties; in particular, a radioactive form of an element So basically, an isotope is from the same place (element) and has the same number of protons, but the number of electrons differ. So isotopes are not subatomic; the protons and electrons that make an isotope are subatomic.
How many protons and neutrons and electrons does lithium have?
how many protons neutrons and electrons does lithium have? 3 protons 4 neutrons 3 electronsA lithium atom has three protons and so three electrons. The number of neutrons depends on the isotope, with the two naturally occurring stable isotopes of lithium, 6Li and 7Li, having 3 and 4 neutrons respectively.3: In any neutral atom, there are the same number of electrons as of protons, and the number of protons is the same as the atomic number, which for lithium is 3.
What do you need to build a neutral atom?
The atom needs to have the same number of electrons as it has protons.
How many electrons are in Cr-52?
There are 24 protons in Chromium (including Chromium54) of any isotope. Isotopes are just elements with different numbers of neutrons. If it is called chromium it has 24 protons. The atomic number of an element is the same as the number of protons.
If the number of electrons and protons are not the same what do you call this?
If the number of protons and electrons are not equal, the atom becomes a charged particle called an ion.
Two isotopes of the same element have the same number of?
protons and electrons
What is the same about isotopes of the same elements?
The isotopes of the same element have an identical number of protons and electrons; the number of neutrons is different.
Do isotopes exist because atoms of the same element can have different numbers of protons?
Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons; the number of neutrons is different.
Isotopes of the same element have the same chemical properties because they have the same number of?
...electrons.Isotopes contain the same number of protons (hence, the same number of electrons) and electrons are what determine reactivity. 2nd answer : The isotopes have the same chemical properties because the electronic configuration of an element is same there fore isotopes posses the same chemical properties .
How are isotopes the same and how are different?
The number of protons and electrons is the same; the number of neutrons is different.
Do isotopes exist because atoms of the same element can have different numbers of electrons?
Isotopes have the same number of protons an electrons; the number of neutrons is different.
Do the atomic number of isotopes differ?
No. Isotopes have the same atomic number, protons and electrons. They have different neutrons.
How are the isotopes of carbon the same and how are they different?
All isotopes of carbon have the same number of protons and electrons; but they have a different number of neutrons.
How do the number of electrons compare in two isotopes in an element?
In a neutral atom, the number of electrons equals the number of protons. Isotopes of the same element also have the same number of electrons and the electronic structure.
How are isotopes of a particular element alike?
They have the same number of protons and electrons.
What do two different neutral isotopes of the same elements have in common?
They have the same number of protons in the nucleus and same number of electrons surrounding the nucleus.
Isotopes can have the same what?
Isotopes of an element have the same numbers of protons in the nucleus (and corresponding electrons). It's not so much "can have", as "do have". It's just a different number of neutrons that makes a different isotope.
