Question

What is an isotope? a. A form of an element with a different number of electrons c. A form of an atom with a different amount of orbitals b. A form of an atom with a different number of protons d. A form of an atom with a different number of neutrons

Answer 1

D. A form of an atom with a different number of neutrons.

Step-by-step explanation:

An Isotope has an equal number of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei.

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Answer 2

An isotope is an element with different atomic mass.

We have,
Atomic mass = no. of protons + no. of neutrons
Now, we know, protons never change.....so the only thing that changes is neutrons if we want different atomic mass.

Soooooooo,

The answer is "D. A form of an atom with a different number of neutrons"

The answer is not A. because same element with different number of electron is ion.

The answer is not B. because if it has different number of proton....it is going to be a different element. Just like our fingerprints, we can say that protons are fingerprints of element. No. of protons never change.

The answer is not C. because again talking about electrons.