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=Isotopes! =

Isoptopes are elements that consists of the same amount of Protons, but not the same amount of Neutrons. So meaning that an element will have the same Atomic Number (Protons) but not the same Mass Number (Protons and Neutrons), for example if you have carbon-12 and have carbon-14 it will look like this 12 6 C,14 6 C. There for with the extra amount of neutrons pushing onto the Protons, the Nuclear Force that is holding the two together is having greater diffuculty holding them together, because the atom with the extra amount of Neutrons has become unstable (radioactive).

The diagram below shows us two examples of the Carbon isotopes and three examples of the Hydrogen isotopes.