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An isotope of an element is same as the element in that it has the same number of protons.
An isotope of an element is different from the element in that it has a different number of neutrons.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoIsotopes of an element have the same number of protons and elections but a different number of neutrons.
This means there is no difference in the way that they react with other elements or compounds as the electron configuration has not changed.
The only difference is their new Atomic Mass.
eg. Cl has isotopes of cl35 and cl37 but they will form the exactly same compounds.
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∙ 11y agoThe basic difference between the isotopes of an element is the number of neutrons. They have similar number of protons and electrons and they show similar chemical behavior (but differed physical behavior).
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∙ 7y agoThey have the same number of protons and electrons.
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∙ 12y agoThey have the same chemical properties. They have the same number of protons.
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∙ 7y agoThe isotopes of the same element have an identical number of protons and electtrons; the number of neutrons is different.
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Isotopes of an element differ from each other in the number of?
Isotopes of the same element differ in the number of neutrons. Isotopes have different physical properties but similar chemical properties.
How do isoptopes of an element differ from each other?
Isotopes of an element have different numbers of neutrons.
Are carbon and nitrogen isotopes of each other?
No! Nuclides with different element names are never isotopes of each other, because their nuclei contain different numbers of protons and therefore are not chemically alike.
If an element has 3 isotopes with known masses what other information is needed to find the average atomic mass of the element?
You would also need to know the abundance of each of the isotopes, i.e., how much percent of each you will typically encounter.
What can you not find on the periodic table?
Isotopes of each element.
Isotopes of an element differ from each other in the number of?
Isotopes of the same element differ in the number of neutrons. Isotopes have different physical properties but similar chemical properties.
How do isotopes of the same element similar from each other?
They will have a different number of neutrons.
How are two isotopes of an element similar each other?
The number of protons is the same.
How are two isotopes of an element similar to each other?
The numbers of protons and electrons are identical.
How do isoptopes of an element differ from each other?
Isotopes of an element have different numbers of neutrons.
What is it called when an element has a varying number of neutrons?
They are isotopes of each other
All the isotopes of an element have the same number of neutrons?
No they don't have. Isotopes of an element differ in mass from from each other and this is due to the different no. of electrons in their nucleus.
Are carbon and nitrogen isotopes of each other?
No! Nuclides with different element names are never isotopes of each other, because their nuclei contain different numbers of protons and therefore are not chemically alike.
How do two isotopes of an element differ from each other?
They have the same formulas but different organic structures.
Why are molar masses not a whole number?
Because chlorine (like almost every other element) exists as several isotopes. The molar mass reflects the combined weight and proportion of each of those isotopes.
If an element has 3 isotopes with known masses what other information is needed to find the average atomic mass of the element?
You would also need to know the abundance of each of the isotopes, i.e., how much percent of each you will typically encounter.
What can you not find on the periodic table?
Isotopes of each element.
