Question

what are isotopes and give two examples

Answer 1

Isotopes are variants of a particular chemical element which differ in neutron number. All isotopes of a given element have the same number of protons in each atom.


Carbon-14. A naturally occurring radioactive isotope of carbon having six protons and eight neutrons in the nucleus. ...
Iodine-131. It is an isotope because it contains a different number of neutrons from the element iodine. ...

Answer 2

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what is isotope?

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➡️ Isotope, one of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and position in the periodic table and nearly identical chemical behaviour but with different atomic masses and physical properties.

Property:-

➡️ Different isotopes of an element have the same number of protons in the nucleus, giving them the same atomic number, but a different number of neutrons giving each elemental isotope a different atomic weight.

Isotopes Examples:-

➡️ Carbon-14 => A naturally occurring radioactive isotope of carbon having six protons and eight neutrons in the nucleus.

➡️ Iodine-131 => It is an isotope because it contains a different number of neutrons from the element iodine.

➡️ All elements have isotopes. There are two main types of isotopes: stable and unstable (radioactive). There are 254 known stable isotopes. All artificial isotopes are unstable and therefore radioactive.