2007-08-28 08:55:41 · 5 answers · asked by Laurel D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
What happens to a normal atom that loses or gains an electron?
Neutrons affect how STABLE an isotope is. They do not affect its chemical properties (if I recall correctly, radioactivity is not a chemical property, but instead is a nuclear property).
Chlorine-18 will react to a change in its electron shells exactly the same way as as Cl-17
2007-08-28 08:59:03 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adding or removing an electron creates an 'ION' of isotope containing 18 neutrons.
The number of neutrons in the isotope is not affected..
2007-08-28 09:03:52 · answer #2 · answered by lenpol7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isotope means 'same place' and they occupy the same place in the table of periodic elements because they react the same chemically having the same number of protons (in the nucleus) and the same number of electrons orbiting the atoms. Isotopes differ only in the number of neutrons (and perhaps stability if radioactive). Changing the number of electrons will temporarily ionize the isotopes.
2007-08-28 09:06:00 · answer #3 · answered by Kes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An ion of that isotope of chlorine it still being an isotope.
2007-08-28 09:44:16 · answer #4 · answered by silmita_enid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an ion of Chlorine-18 will be created
2007-08-28 09:10:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋