2006-11-27 12:40:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Isotopes are atoms with the same amount of protons, but different numbers of neutrons.
2006-11-27 12:43:16 · answer #1 · answered by Lucas W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isotopes are any of the several different forms of an element each having different atomic mass. Isotopes of an element have nuclei with the same number of protons (the same atomic number) but different numbers of neutrons. Therefore, isotopes have different mass numbers, which give the total number of nucleons—the number of protons plus neutrons. The term isotope comes from Greek and means "at the same place": all the different isotopes of an element are placed in the same location on the periodic table
2006-11-27 20:43:12 · answer #2 · answered by m.jeezy28 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same number of protons (atomic number) but various neutron counts (atomic weight)
Carbon has 6 protons always....but the common isotope (Weight 12) has 6 neutrons and the unstable isotope C 14 is radioactive, meaning that it sheds neutrons occasionally.
2006-11-27 20:48:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same atomic number but different atomic weight. Protons are the same but they differ in the number of neutrons.
2006-11-27 20:42:13 · answer #4 · answered by Amuse Bouche 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number of protons and electrons
2006-11-27 21:23:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
numbers of protons
2006-11-27 21:25:10 · answer #6 · answered by Robert O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋