Question
Scientists in a lab are working with two different samples of the element mercury. They know that the different samples are different isotopes.
Which property of the isotopes must be different?
the atomic number
the electric charge
the element name
the mass number
Which property of the isotopes must be different?
the atomic number
the electric charge
the element name
the mass number
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The property of the isotopes that must be different is the **mass number**.
Isotopes of an element have the same atomic number (which is the number of protons and determines the element) but differ in the number of neutrons, which affects the mass number. The electric charge and element name remain the same for isotopes of a given element.
Isotopes of an element have the same atomic number (which is the number of protons and determines the element) but differ in the number of neutrons, which affects the mass number. The electric charge and element name remain the same for isotopes of a given element.
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