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Which of the following is true statement about isotopes?


A.

The number of protons always equals the number of neutrons in all isotopes.


B.

The number of protons never equals the number of neutrons in an isotope.


C.

Different isotopes for the same element will always have the same numbers of neutrons.


D.

Different isotopes for the same element always have the same number of protons.

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flaca777

Notice for the Carbon question they were the same element and the shared the same number of protons. so i think  d. is the answer

Answer:

D. different isotopes for the same element will always have the same numbers of neutrons.

Explanation:

An isotope is the different variant of an element that has different number of neutron. There are various elements found in nature that have different isotopes.

Number of neutrons present in atom is different for the same element which makes the mass of one isotope different from the another.

Example of such isotope : Isotope of hydrogen are Protium, Deuterium and Tritium.