Isotopes QUICK NOTES Carbon-14 Element Name Mass Number Carbon-14 Mass Number: total # of protons & neutrons combined Tells us how “heavy” the atom is. Carbon-14 is heavier than Carbon-12 and Carbon-13 To find # neutrons in this isotope: Mass Number - Atomic Number # neutrons This is what’s on the Periodic Table
Remember! Isotopes are just different forms of the SAME ELEMENT! Carbon-14, Carbon-13, and Carbon-12 are the SAME element, just different forms… these are isotopes. Isotopes Same # of protons Same # of electrons DIFFERENT # of neutrons