Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Isotopes

Isotopes — practice question

Iron has atomic number 26. It exists as the isotopes $^{54}\text{Fe}$, $^{56}\text{Fe}$, $^{57}\text{Fe}$ and $^{58}\text{Fe}$. Which statement gives the reason that these isotopes have the same chemical properties?

  • AThey have similar mass numbers.
  • BThey have the same number of electrons in their outer shells.
  • CThey have the same number of neutrons in their nuclei.
  • DThey have the same number of protons in their nuclei.

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