how do isotopes of a given element differ? * (0.5 points)\nthey have different numbers of electrons\nthey…

how do isotopes of a given element differ? * (0.5 points)\nthey have different numbers of electrons\nthey have a different nuclear charge\nthey have different numbers of protons\nthey have different numbers of neutrons\n2\nhow are isotopes of a given element the same? * (0.5 points)\nthey always have the same number of neutrons\nthey always have the same mass number\nthey always have the same number of protons\nthey always have the same number of electrons

how do isotopes of a given element differ? * (0.5 points)\nthey have different numbers of electrons\nthey have a different nuclear charge\nthey have different numbers of protons\nthey have different numbers of neutrons\n2\nhow are isotopes of a given element the same? * (0.5 points)\nthey always have the same number of neutrons\nthey always have the same mass number\nthey always have the same number of protons\nthey always have the same number of electrons

Answer

Brief Explanations:

Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons (which defines the element), but differ in the number of neutrons. This changes their mass number. For the first question, the difference lies in neutron - count. For the second, the sameness is in proton - count.

Answer:

  1. They have different numbers of neutrons
  2. They always have the same number of protons