Atomic Structure & Isotopes

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What are isotopes?

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Isotopes are variants of a chemical element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.

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What is the charge of a proton?

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A proton has a positive charge.

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What is the charge of an electron?

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An electron has a negative charge.

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What is the charge of a neutron?

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A neutron has no charge.

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How do you determine the atomic number of an element?

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The atomic number is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.

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What happens when a proton is added to an atom?

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The atom becomes a different element.

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What happens when a neutron is added to an atom?

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The atom becomes a different isotope of the same element.

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What is the symbol for a Bromine ion that gains one electron?

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Br^-1.

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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.

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How many protons are in the isotope of Copper-63?

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There are 29 protons in Copper-63.