Question

Can someone explain this to me.

Element D has 6 protons and 7 neutrons
Element F has 7 protons and 7 nuetrons

are the pair isotopes or different elements

Answer 1

It’s different elements

Answer 2

No

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To determine whether the pair of elements are isotopes or different elements, we need to understand the definition of isotopes. Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but differ in the number of neutrons.

Given the information provided:
- Element D has 6 protons and 7 neutrons.
- Element F has 7 protons and 7 neutrons.

From this, we can see that both elements have different numbers of protons, which means they are different elements. In this case, element D has 6 protons and element F has 7 protons, so they are not the same element.

Therefore, the pair of elements (D and F) are different elements, not isotopes.

Answer 4

Do you mean to identify element D and element F. If so, look at the number of protons. That is the atomic number of the element AND it is the number of protons in the nucleus. Therefore, element D has an atomic number of 6 which makes it carbon (look on the periodic chart at atomic number 6 element). (Carbon has isotopes--isotopes are atoms of the same element but the nucleus contains a different number of neutrons.) Thus, ₆¹³C has 6 protons and 7 neutrons in the nucleus. I will let you decide element F now that you see how to do it.