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isotopes are one or two more atoms having the same atomie number but different mass numbers. :) hope that helps and thatyour under 15.

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Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. This results in isotopes having the same chemical properties but different atomic masses.

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How does an element differ from its isotopes?

Isotopes of the same element have different number of neutrons.


Which element in group 16 has unstable isotopes?

Polonium is the element in group 16 that has unstable isotopes. It is a radioactive element with no stable isotopes.


What are facts about isotopes of the same element?

Isotopes of the same element have a different number of neutrons.


What is the name for atoms of an element that have different masses?

Isotopes are atoms of an element that have different masses due to a different number of neutrons in their nuclei.


How are isotopes the same?

How isotopes same as element alike?


Does isotopes affect the physical properties of the element?

Isotopes contribute to the atomic weight of a chemical element.


Does isotopes only occur on heavier element?

No - the lightest element Hydrogen has three known isotopes


What Have different isotopes of the same element?

Isotopes of the same element have different numbers of neutrons and mass.


The various atomic weights of the same element are called?

Atoms of the same element with different atomic masses are known as isotopes. Isotopes differ only by the number of neutrons present in the nucleus of the isotopes. The number of protons is the same for all isotopes of an element (because if there were different numbers of protons, then the atoms would not be of the same element).


How do you know the difference between isotopes and an element?

Isotopes are atoms of an element having different number of electrons.


What are the common isotopes of this element?

You have not told us what element "this" element is.


What is the different of isotopes and a same element?

Isotopes are atoms of the same element that are only different by the number of neutrons they have