Table of Contents
- 1 Why isotopes have different melting and boiling point?
- 2 Why do different isotopes of the same element have the same chemical properties but have quite different nuclear properties?
- 3 Why do isotopes have similar properties?
- 4 Why do the isotopes of same element have similar chemical properties?
- 5 Why do different elements have different melting points?
Why isotopes have different melting and boiling point?
Different isotopes of the same element have the same number of electrons, so the nature of bonding between different isotopes of the same element should be the same, yet their melting points and boiling points vary.
Why do different isotopes of the same element have the same chemical properties but have quite different nuclear properties?
Atoms of the same element that differ in their numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. Different isotopes of an element generally have the same physical and chemical properties because they have the same numbers of protons and electrons.
Why do isotopes of the same element differ?
Isotopes. An isotope is one of two or more forms of the same chemical element. Different isotopes of an element have the same number of protons in the nucleus, giving them the same atomic number, but a different number of neutrons giving each elemental isotope a different atomic weight.
Why don t all substances have the same melting and boiling points?
No , every matter have different boiling, melting and freezing point. All of these quantities depend upon the attractive forces between the molecules of the matter and as we all know that attractive forces in different matter forms is different . So these quantities cannot be same for every matter.
Why do isotopes have similar properties?
Isotopes are atoms of the same element. They have the same atomic number but different mass number. Number of protons and electrons in isotopes are the same . So, since the number of protons are the same and since protons determine the chemical properties of an atom, they show similar chemical properties.
Why do the isotopes of same element have similar chemical properties?
All the Isotopes of an Element Have Identical Chemical Properties. All the Isotopes of an element have identical chemical properties because they have the same number of electrons as an atom of that element but they have different numbers of neutrons. The different number of neutrons affects the mass number.
Why isotopes of an element are chemically similar?
Isotopes of an element have the same number of electrons. They have the same electronic distribution in various orbitals around the nucleus. They differ in the number of neutrons in the nucleus. Since Isotopes have same number electrons in the same orbitals, their chemical properties remain same.
What are isotopes How are isotopes of a particular element alike and how are they different?
Isotopes are atoms of the same element (same atomic number, ie same number of protons in the nucleus) but different atomic masses (different mass numbers) due to different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus.
Why do different elements have different melting points?
Different solids have different melting points depending on the strength of bonding between the particles and the mass of the particles. Essentially, the heavier the particles in the solid, and the stronger the bonding, the higher the melting point.