ISOTOPES AND RELATIVE ATOMIC MASS Flashcards
1
Q
WHAT ARE ISOTOPES
A
ISOTOPES ARE DIFFERENT ATOMIC FORMS OF THE SAME ELEMENT, WHICH HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF PROTONS BUT DIFFERENT NUMBERS OF NEUTRONS
2
Q
ISOTOPES SHOULD HAVE THE SAME (…) BUT DIFFERENT (…)
A
PROTON NUMBER/MASS NUMBER
3
Q
WHAT DOES RELATIVE ATOMIC MASS MEAN
A
HOW HEAVY DIFFERENT ATOMS ARE
4
Q
WHAT IS RELATIVE ABUNDANCE
A
HOW MUCH THERE IS OF EACH ISOTOPE COMPARED TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE ELEMENT IN THE WORLD
5
Q
WHAT CAN THE RELATIVE ABUNDANCE BE
A
A RATIO, A FRACTION OR A PERCENTAGE
