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- 1 What are 2 atoms of the same element called?
- 2 What is it when two atoms have different masses?
- 3 What are different atoms of the same element but containing different numbers of neutrons called?
- 4 Can atoms of two different elements have the same atomic mass?
- 5 When you have the same element but a different mass you have?
- 6 What is the difference between the atoms of two different elements?
What are 2 atoms of the same element called?
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).
What is it when two atoms have different masses?
Two atoms with the same atomic number, but different mass numbers (same number of protons, different number of neutrons), are called isotopes, or isotopic nuclides. Having different numbers of neutrons changes the mass of these atoms, so isotopes have slight variations in their physical and chemical behavior.
Can two atoms of the same element have different atomic numbers?
The nucleus of an atom contains neutrons and protons bonded tightly together. The same chemical element can have a different number of neutrons and still be the same element. We refer to the atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons as “isotopes”.
Which two has the same mass number?
The two subatomic particles that have the same mass are protons and neutrons.
What are different atoms of the same element but containing different numbers of neutrons called?
Elements have families as well, known as isotopes. Isotopes are members of a family of an element that all have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. The number of protons in a nucleus determines the element’s atomic number on the Periodic Table.
Can atoms of two different elements have the same atomic mass?
Different isotopes of the same element cannot have the same mass number, but isotopes of different elements often do have the same mass number, e.g., carbon-14 (6 protons and 8 neutrons) and nitrogen-14 (7 protons and 7 neutrons).
How can two atoms have the same atomic mass?
Assuming you just mean the mass of the atom, it means that they have a different number of neutrons. Otherwise, all atoms with the same atomic number have the same atomic mass.
Is it possible for two atoms of the same element to have two different atomic masses explain?
Explanation: iso means the same like in triangles (isosceles) so the atoms are the same element but different in mass. Since the isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons the isotopes have much the same chemical behavior. Since the isotopes have different numbers of neutrons the nuclear behavior differs.
When you have the same element but a different mass you have?
Isotopes of the same element will have the same atomic number but different mass numbers. Atomic number, chemical symbol, and mass numberCarbon has an atomic number of six, and two stable isotopes with mass numbers of twelve and thirteen, respectively. Its average atomic mass is 12.11.
What is the difference between the atoms of two different elements?
Normally, the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons, which makes atoms electrically neutral. The number of protons in an atom is the defining feature of an atom. It’s what makes one element different from another. The number of protons in an atom is called its atomic number.