Chemistry Question!
2007-03-15 15:37:47 · 5 answers · asked by keeleong11 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Isoptopes are atoms of the same kind of element but with different number of neutrons.
It is useful in many ways. For instance, carbon-14, which can be found in many matter, has a very long half-life and can be used to find out the age of that matter, like an archaelogical artifact. Furthermore, in microwave spectroscopy, isotope subtstitutions can be used to find out the bond length between 2 atoms. Isotopes are also useful in the field of radioactivity physics.
2007-03-16 19:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by estheryltan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AN isotope is simply another form or "version" of an element. The element on your periodic table is the most stable isotope or "version" of that element. The most stable isotope stays together or bonded the longest. As for its uses, unstable isotopes can't be used in experiments because they brake up while your doing your experiment.
2007-03-15 22:44:18 · answer #2 · answered by Big Mac 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isotopes are any of the several different forms of an element each having different atomic mass (mass number). 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
2007-03-15 22:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by Roller Coaster Know It All 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isotopes are chemical variatons of a atom.
eg: C14 and C13.
Carbon 14 is use for carbon dating, finding the time that the item (organic) been dead for how long, by the composition of C14 left in the body.
C14 is constant in the body when the organisim is alive.
2007-03-15 22:42:04 · answer #4 · answered by IIDX Chem 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isotopes is the name of the baseball team on the Simpsons.
2007-03-15 22:40:06 · answer #5 · answered by Misty Eyes 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋