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Atoms can have varying numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons, which define their identity and properties. The number of protons, known as the atomic number, determines the element, while the number of neutrons contributes to the Atomic Mass and can result in different isotopes of the same element. Electrons, which are equal to protons in a neutral atom, can vary in number in ions, leading to positive or negative charges. Thus, the combination of these three subatomic particles results in the diversity of atoms and their behaviors in chemical reactions.
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Atoms of an element can have different numbers of protons?
No, they can't. Atoms (be careful of the difference between atoms and ions) can only have different numbers of neutrons, and those are called isotopes.
What does isotopes?
All atoms of an element contain the same number of electrons and protons but they can have different numbers of neutrons. Atoms with different numbers of neutrons are isotopes.
What does it mean if two atoms are isotopes?
If two atoms are isotopes, it means they have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Thus, they have the same atomic numbers, but different atomic masses.
Do atoms have different numbers of protons and neutrons?
yes
Atoms of different elements are different because they have different numbers of what type of particle?
Atoms of different elements are different because they have different numbers of protons in their nuclei. Protons carry a positive charge and determine the element's identity.
What do you know about two atoms if their atoms numbers are different?
the two atoms belong to two different elements
What atoms containing the same numbers of protons and different numbers of neutrons are?
These atoms are called isotopes.
Do atoms of a different element have different numbers of protons?
Yes, atoms of different elements have a different number of protons.
Atoms of differnent elements have different numbers of?
Non-ionic and non-isotopic atoms (i.e normal, stable atoms) all have different numbers of protons and electrons.
Atoms of an element can have different numbers of protons?
No, they can't. Atoms (be careful of the difference between atoms and ions) can only have different numbers of neutrons, and those are called isotopes.
What does isotopes?
All atoms of an element contain the same number of electrons and protons but they can have different numbers of neutrons. Atoms with different numbers of neutrons are isotopes.
How can different atoms of the same element have the same atomic number but can have different mass numbers?
They have different numbers of neutrons.
What does it mean if two atoms are isotopes?
If two atoms are isotopes, it means they have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Thus, they have the same atomic numbers, but different atomic masses.
How can there be two different atoms of iridium?
Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, resulting in different atomic masses. This is how there can be two different atoms of iridium.
Isitopes exit because atoms of the same element can have different numbers of?
Isotopes have different numbers of neutrons.
Do some atoms have more or fewer protons than will other atoms of the same element?
No. The atomic number of an element is determined by its number of protons. If two atoms have different numbers of protons, they have different atomic numbers and are different elements.
Do atoms have different numbers of protons and neutrons?
yes
