Human Biology, 14 Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 1-25924-574-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-25924-574-9

Chapter 2 - Assess - Page 42: 2

Answer

C. Number of neutrons

Work Step by Step

Isotopes have the same atomic number (same number of protons) and same charge (same number of electrons) as the original element, but differ in their number of neutrons which means an isotope will have a different mass from the original element.
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