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Isotopes of an element have the same number of ________ and different numbers of ________.

A. electrons... protons
B. protons... electrons
C. protons... neutrons
D. neutrons... protons

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C. Protons... neutrons
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Answer: C

Step-by-step explanation:

Isotopes has the same atomic number which is the same as number of proton but different mass number.

Mass number = proton + neutron A change in the number of neutrons affect the mass number

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