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What makes two isotopes of the same element different from each other?

A. the electric charge of the atom
B. the number of electrons in the atom
c. the number of protons in the atomized nucleus
D. the number of neutrons in the atomic nucleus

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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.

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pretty sure its D

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