Question

By changing the number of _______ you get the same element that has a different atomic mass. An example of this would be carbon-12 and carbon-13. This is known as a ____.

Answer 1

neutrons, isotope

Step-by-step explanation:

Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different atomic mass. The difference in atomic mass is as a result of difference in the number of neutrons in the nuclei of the atoms.

Hence, changing the number of neutrons of an atom with result in having different atomic mass but the number of protons and electrons remain the same.