Isotopes

Question 1

What are ISOTOPES?

Answer 1

Isotopes are: different atomic forms of the same element, which have the SAME NUMBER OR PROTONS but a DIFFERENT NUMBER OF NEUTRONS

Question 2

Isotopes atomic and mass number?

Answer 2

SAME atomic number

DIFFERENT mass number

Question 3

Different Atomic Numbers?

Answer 3

Different ELEMENT

Question 4

Give an example of carbon isotopes.

How many protons, electrons and neutrons?

Answer 4

Carbon-12
6 protons, 6 electrons and 6 neutrons
Carbon-14 (unstable, decays into nitrogen)
6 protons, 6 electrons and 8 neutrons