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Isotopes Flashcards

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What are Isotopes?

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Atoms that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons

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What is included in the name of an isotope?

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The name and mass number

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What are radioisotopes?

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Isotopes that are unstable and breakdown/decay

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Why are the mass of elements in the periodic table not whole numbers?

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It is an average of all known isotopes

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