Isotopes Review

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What is an isotope?

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Isotopes are variants of a particular chemical element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons, resulting in different mass numbers.

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What is the mass number of an atom?

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The mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.

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How do you determine the number of neutrons in an isotope?

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Subtract the number of protons (atomic number) from the mass number.

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What is the atomic number of an element?

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The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which determines the element's identity.

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What is the relationship between isotopes and chemical properties?

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Isotopes of the same element have the same chemical properties because they have the same number of protons and electrons.

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How many protons are in Beryllium-9?

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Beryllium has an atomic number of 4, so Beryllium-9 has 4 protons.

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What is the mass number of Fluorine-20?

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The mass number of Fluorine-20 is 20, which includes 9 protons and 11 neutrons.

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Which subatomic particle does not change in isotopes of the same element?

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The number of protons remains the same in isotopes of the same element.

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How many electrons are in a neutral atom of an isotope?

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In a neutral atom, the number of electrons equals the number of protons.

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What is the significance of the term 'average atomic mass'?

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Average atomic mass is the weighted average of the masses of an element's isotopes, reflecting their natural abundance.