Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 4 - Atomic Structure - 4 Assessment - Page 122: 51

Answer

Isotopes are different from one another because they have different atomic mass, and differ in the amount of neutrons.

Work Step by Step

Isotopes have the same number to protons as they have the same atomic number. They are different from one another because they have different atomic mass, and differ in the amount of neutrons.
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