What happens if an atom loses a neutron?Its mass is lowered, but it is still the same element. Its mass stays the same, and it i

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What happens if an atom loses a neutron?Its mass is lowered, but it is still the same element. Its mass stays the same, and it i

s still the same element. Its mass stays the same, and it becomes a different element. Its mass is lowered, and it becomes a different element.

Chemistry

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Whitepunk [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-03T04:34:02+03:00

Answer:

If an atom were to gain or lose neutrons it becomes an isotope. ... If it gains a neutron it become an isotope called deuterium. Since the atomic mass is the total of the number of protons and neutrons, an isotope would have a different atomic mass, but the same atomic number as the original atom

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Talja [164] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-03T06:36:43+03:00

Talja [164]3 years ago

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Its mass is lowered, but it is still the same element.

Explanation:

When the atom loses a neutron, it still remains as the same element. The only thing that would change is the mass.