Isotopes Review

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What is a mass number?

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The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.

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What is the name of the isotope with 35 mass number?

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Chlorine-35.

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

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Subtract the number of protons from the mass number.

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What do isotopes of an element have in common?

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They have the same number of protons but different mass numbers.

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What is the name of the isotope with 54 protons and 79 neutrons?

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Xenon-133.

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What is an isotope?

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Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.

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What is the atomic number of an element?

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The number of protons in the nucleus.

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How many neutrons are in Chlorine-35?

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18 neutrons.

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What is the difference between mass number and atomic number?

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Mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons; atomic number is the number of protons.

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What are the three isotopes of carbon?

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Carbon-12, Carbon-13, Carbon-14.