Why do all isotopes of an element have the same?
Different isotopes of an element generally have the same physical and chemical properties because they have the same numbers of protons and electrons. For example, carbon with a mass number of 14 is called carbon-14. Atoms need a certain ratio of neutrons to protons to have a stable nucleus.
Do the isotopes of an element have the same atoms?
Atoms of the same element, containing the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons, are known as isotopes. Isotopes of any given element all contain the same number of protons, so they have the same atomic number (for example, the atomic number of helium is always 2).
Do isotopes have similar properties?
Isotopes are atoms of the same element that contain an identical number of protons, but a different number of neutrons. Despite having different numbers of neutrons, isotopes of the same element have very similar physical properties.
How do isotopes of a given element differ How are they similar?
Isotopes differ in the number of neutrons, which in result make them different in mass number, which is the number of protons and electrons. Isotopes are similar in the number of protons, which is known as the atomic number.
Do isotopes have same electronic configuration?
isotopes have same eletronic configuration as they have same no. of eletrons. They are atoms of same elements but have different atomic masses ( as they have different no. of neutrons).
What are isotopes How are isotopes of a particular element alike and how are they different?
Isotopes are atoms of the same element (same atomic number, ie same number of protons in the nucleus) but different atomic masses (different mass numbers) due to different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus.
Does isotopes of uranium have different numbers of protons?
In nature, uranium atoms exist as several isotopes, which are identified by the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus: uranium-238, uranium-235, and uranium-234. (Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons in the nucleus, but a different number of neutrons.)