{"id":2519,"date":"2022-11-18T16:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T10:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aplustopper.com\/?p=2519"},"modified":"2022-11-19T16:02:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T10:32:48","slug":"isotopes-isobars-isotones-element","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aplustopper.com\/isotopes-isobars-isotones-element\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Isotopes, Isobars and Isotones of an Element"},"content":{"rendered":"
What are the Isotopes, Isobars and Isotones of an Element<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The proton number of an atom determines the type of element. For example, the proton number Z = 11 is for the element sodium while Z = 12 is for magnesium. \nTherefore, all atoms of the same element contain the same number of protons.<\/li>\n
The number of neutrons in the atoms of an element may be different. These atoms have different nucleon numbers<\/li>\n
Most sodium atoms have 12 neutrons in their nucleus. Some sodium atoms have 13 neutrons.<\/li>\n
Table gives the summary of the compositions and notations of these two atoms of sodium. \n<\/li>\n
Sodium-23 and sodium-24 are known as isotopes of sodium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Isotopes<\/b><\/strong> <\/b><\/h2>\n
Isotopes<\/strong> are atoms of an element which have the same proton number but different nucleon numbers. \nExample:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>Hydrogen is the common example which has three isotopes. These have the same atomic number, one, but different mass numbers 1, 2, and 3. These three isotopes are commonly known as hydrogen or protium, deuterium (D) and tritium (T) respectively. Since atomic number is same for all the three, they all have one electron and therefore, one proton but different neutrons.<\/p>\n
(1)\u00a0 Hydrogen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At. No. = 1,\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mass no. = 1 \nElectrons = 1,\u00a0\u00a0 Protons = 1,\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Neutrons = 0 \nIt is also represented as \u00a0\\(_{ 1 }^{ 1 }{ H }\\)<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0 Deuterium\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At. No = 1,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mass no. = 2 \nElectron = 1,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Protons = 1,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Neutrons = 1 \nIt is also represented as \\(_{ 1 }^{ 2 }{ H }\\)\u00a0or D<\/p>\n
(iii) Tritium \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At. No = 1,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mass no. = 3 \nElectron = 1,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Protons = 1,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Neutrons = 2 \nIt is also represented as \\(_{ 1 }^{ 3\u00a0}{ H }\\)\u00a0or T.<\/p>\n