I don't know. Its for homwork. Is it a positivly atom?
2007-02-10 09:57:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Isotopes are various atomic forms of the same element. The number of protons is the same between isotopes. The number of neutrons are different.
Hydrogen has three isotopes: hydrogen1, hydrogen 2 (deuterium, aka heavy hyrogen) which is found in heavy water and hydrogen 2, aka tritium (glows in the dark and is radioactive).
The atomic number determines the properties of the atom. This is determined by the number of protons. The number of neutrons affects the stability of an atom. Too many or too few will cause the atom to fall apart and decay.
The word translates to iso, meaning same or equal, and tope, meaning place. Isotopes appear at the 'same place' on the periodic table.
2007-02-10 10:08:01 · answer #1 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
isotopes are atoms of the same element, but have different numbers of neutrons
2007-02-10 18:00:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of two or more atoms having the same atomic number but different mass numbers.
2007-02-10 18:01:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
isotopes are the same element with a different number of neutrons
2007-02-10 18:05:12 · answer #4 · answered by dolphinlvr3342 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ISOTOPES are ELEMENTS WITH SAME PROTON NUMBER BUT DIFFERENT NEUTRON NUMBER IN OTHER WORDS they are elements with same atomic number but different mass number
2007-02-11 05:19:53 · answer #5 · answered by yashyash 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋