Question

Which of these pairs of atoms are isotpoes? (Physical Science) Pair A Pair B Pair C # protons 6 8 5 2 12 12 # neutrons 8 8 5 3 13 14

Answer 1

Answer:

I guess that the atoms are:

Protons:     6     8    5    2    12    12

Neutrons:  8     8     5   3     13    14

Now, two atoms are isotopes if they share the same number of protons (so both atoms are the same element) but they have a different number of neutrons.

From the given options, the only two that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons are:

Protons 12, neutrons 13

and

Protons 12, neutrons 14.

These two are isiotopes.