Mass number, atomic number, isotopes

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what does the electrons represent?

the chemical properties of an element

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what does the mass number consist of ?

protons + neutrons

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Atomic number

mean mass of an atom of an element compared to 1/12th the mass of carbon 12

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isotopes

atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons, different isotopes react in the same chemical way as they have the same electron configuration

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what is the result of having different neutrons in nuclei?

unstable and can cause the nucleus to break down. Which is the cause of radioactivity

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half life

time taken for half of its radioactivity to decay

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what can dating do?

find age of a material