Question

What do two different neutral isotopes of the same element have in common?

Answer 1

a neutral atom has the same number of electrons as protons. thus, different isotopes of a given element all have the same number of protons and share a similar electronic structure. because the chemical behavior of an atom is largely determined by its electronic structure, different isotopes exhibit nearly identical chemical behavior.

Answer 2

Answer: The two different neutral isotopes of same element will have Atomic Number in common.

Explanation:

Isotopes are defined as the species which have same atomic number but different atomic mass. For example:
`_6^(12)\textrm{C}\text{ and }_6^(14)\textrm{C}` are the isotopes of same element carbon having different atomic mass.

General form to write an isotope:
`_Z^A\textrm{X}`

where, A = Atomic mass of the element

Z = Atomic number of the element

X = Element

As, the value of A is different for two isotopes and Z is same, so two different neutral isotopes of the same element have Atomic Number in common.