ChemistryCode 9701
Isotopes
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- define an isotope by referring to how many protons and neutrons it contains
- understand how isotopes are written as x yA, with x standing for the mass or nucleon number and y standing for the atomic or proton number
- state that isotopes of a single element have identical chemical properties, and account for why this is so
- state that isotopes of one element have different physical properties, limited to mass and density, and account for why this happens