Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Isotopes

Isotopes — practice question

Which of the following statements about the isotopes of an element is correct?

  • ATheir physical properties are different because they have different proton numbers.
  • BTheir atomic masses are different because they have different numbers of electron shells.
  • CThey have the same chemical properties because they have the same number of electrons in their outer shells.
  • DThey have the same physical properties because they have the same number of neutrons in their nuclei.

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