Which of the following is true statement about isotopes?

A.
The number of protons always equals the number of neutrons in all isotopes.

B.
The number of protons never equals the number of neutrons in an isotope.

C.
Different isotopes for the same element will always have the same numbers of neutrons.

D.
Different isotopes for the same element always have the same number of protons.

Question

Which of the following is true statement about isotopes?
 
 A.
The number of protons always equals the number of neutrons in all isotopes.
 
 B.
The number of protons never equals the number of neutrons in an isotope.
 
 C.
Different isotopes for the same element will always have the same numbers of neutrons.
 
 D.
Different isotopes for the same element always have the same number of protons.

anonymous · Answer

@myininaya

anonymous · Answer

Isotope mean  a different form of the same element. So the question is, really, what defines an element? For example, what on the periodic table tells you which element something is, besides the name (which people made up).

anonymous · Answer

Answer is D
isotopes are atoms of the same element with same number of proton and electron but different number of neutron