They are called isotopes.
Isotopes have the same number of electrons and protons in their unionized state. They differ in the number of neutrons. The first and simplest example is hydrogen.
The most common hydrogen has
1 proton
1 electron and
0 neutrons
It has 2 cousins
1 proton
1 electron
1 neutron
And
1 proton
1 electron
2 neutrons.
Most elements have some differences in the number of neutrons present in their nuclei. Cesium and Xenon have the most number of isotopes. Each has 36. You wonder how the atoms are held together.
A compound<span> is a </span>pure substance<span> composed of two or more different atoms chemically bonded to one another. A </span>compound<span> can be destroyed by chemical means. It might be broken down into simpler </span>compounds<span>, into its elements or a combination of the two.</span>
Correct Answer: compound because the atoms of the elements are combined in a fixed proportion.
The answer is: H₃PO₄.
A phosphoric acid is three protic acid, which means that in water release tree protons.
Phosphoric acid ionizes in three steps in water.
First step: H₃PO₄(aq) ⇄ H₂PO₄⁻(aq) + H⁺(aq).
Second step: H₂PO₄⁻(aq)⇄ HPO₄²⁻(aq) + H⁺(aq).
Third step: HPO₄²⁻(aq) ⇄ PO₄³⁻(aq) + H⁺(aq).
Species that are present: H₃PO₄, H₂PO₄⁻, HPO₄²⁻, PO₄³⁻ and H⁺.
A buffer can be defined as a substance that prevents the pH of a solution from changing by either releasing or absorbing H⁺ in a solution.
Buffer is a solution that can resist pH change upon the addition of an acidic or basic components and it is able to neutralize small amounts of added acid or base, pH of the solution is relatively stable.
