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  • isotope discovery,
  • neutron count,
  • isotope abundance,
  • isotope imaging,
  • isotope measurement,
  • isotope variations,
  • isotope research,
  • isotope applications in resear…,
  • isotope stability,
  • neon isotopes
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Understanding Isotopes and Notation

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alvi89094
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Topics covered

  • isotope discovery,
  • neutron count,
  • isotope abundance,
  • isotope imaging,
  • isotope measurement,
  • isotope variations,
  • isotope research,
  • isotope applications in resear…,
  • isotope stability,
  • neon isotopes

Isotopes

atoms of a given element that


differ in the number of neutrons
…and consequently in mass.
Working with Atomic Notation

A
z X Chemical Symbol

Atomic Mass
(of Isotope)
Atomic Number
Example #1

12
6 C Chemical Symbol

Atomic Mass
(of Isotope)
Atomic Number
Example #2

13
6 C Chemical Symbol

Atomic Mass
(of Isotope)
Atomic Number
Example #3

14
6 C Chemical Symbol

Atomic Mass
(of Isotope)
Atomic Number
Some isotopes of carbon

12
6 C
13
6 C 6 C
14
10 47

Ne
Neon
Ag
Silver

20.1797 107.8682

3 11

Li
Lithium
Na
Sodium

6.941 22.98977
Various ways of identifying
Isotopes
• Using atomic notation,
Example: 126 C or simply 12 C

•Using the mass notation.


Example: Carbon-12 or C-12
(read “carbon twelve” or “C twelve”)
Some Isotopes of Carbon
mass atomic # of p+ # of e- # of no
notation notation
C-11 C
11
6 6

C-12 C
12
6 6

C-13 C
13
6 6

C-14 C
14
6 6
Another example of isotopes
1
H
1
2
1 H 3
1H
or

H-1 H-2 H-3


The Isotopes of Hydrogen
mass atomic # of p+ # of e- # of no
notation notation
Hydrogen-1 1
H 1 1

Hydrogen-2 2
H 1 1

Hydrogen-3 3
H 1 1
Figure #1 Figure #2 Figure #3

p+ = p+ = p+ =
no = no = no =
e- = e- = e- =
Zn has 5 naturally occurring isotopes
64
30 Zn occurrence
66
30 Zn occurrence
67
30 Zn occurrence
68
30 Zn occurrence
70
30 Zn occurrence
Review problem #1
Represent the following using atomic notation.

92

U
Uranium

238.0289
Review problem #2
Represent the following using mass notation.

10

NeNeon

20.1797

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