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Isotopes Flashcards

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What are isotopes?

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Isotopes are different atomic forms of the same element, which have the SAME number of PROTONS but DIFFERENT numbers of NEUTRONS

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What do isotopes have?

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The same proton number

Different mass numbers

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What would happen if they had different mass numbers?

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They would be different elements altogether

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What are a very popular pair of isotope called?

What are they used for?

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Carbon -12 and carbon -14

Used for carbonating

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Can elements have more than one isotope?

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Yes

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