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a neutral isotope has
- the same number of protons, neutrons and electrons
- the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons and electrons
- the same number of protons and electrons, but different numbers of neutrons
- different numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons
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Atoms are neutral when the number of positively - charged protons equals the number of negatively - charged electrons. Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. So a neutral isotope has the same number of protons and electrons, but different numbers of neutrons.
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The same number of protons and electrons, but different numbers of neutrons