Is isotopes and ions the same thing?

Question

Is isotopes and ions the same thing?

Answer 1

no

isotopes: are atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons, therefore different mass numbers.

ions: atoms which have gained or lost electrons to become charged!

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Answer 2

No they are not

Here is a scientific explanation of the two things

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IONS:

Look at the periodic table:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesiz...

It shows all the known ATOMS

All atoms have electron shells - different atoms have a different number of electrons on their outer shells (shown by the numbers above the columns) - so if an atom is in group 3 it has three electrons on its outer shell

For some odd reason, atoms prefer it if they have full outer shells - i don't know why but they just do

There are many ways in which they can achieve this full outer shell - one way is by ionic bonding

This is where atoms lose or gain electrons appropriately to get a full outer shell

When two atoms do this, they become IONS, which are oppositely charged, so they are attracted to each other

Electrons are negatively charged so:

An ion which gains electron[s], becomes negatively charged and is called an anion

An ion which loses electron[s] becomes positively charged and is called a cation

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ISOTOPES - Isotopes are atoms, which have the same number of protons and electrons, but a different number of neutrons

Remember the number of protons define the element - so if an oxygen atom gets another proton, it becomes nitrogen - they are not isotopes

Isotopes have the same chemical properties but different physical properties

Some isotopes are radioactive and will decay into smaller atoms, because they are not stable

Answer 3

No, they're different things.

The Isotope of an Element has the same Atomic Number, (Number of Protons), but a different Atomic Mass (Different number of Neutrons in its Nucleus) and, as a Neutral Atom it has the same number of Electrons as Protons.

An 'Ion' is a Positively or Negatively charged Atom which has Lost Electron(s) (Positive (+) Cation) or, Gained electrons (Negative (-) Anion).

(However, an Element can have an Ionised Isotope).

Naturally, the thumbs down merchant knows better, or likes to think he does.

Answer 4

God No - Isotopes have diffent number of neutrons. Ions have more or fewer number of electrons than normal

Answer 5

Isotope: each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, and hence differ in relative atomic mass but not in chemical properties; in particular, a radioactive form of an element.

Ion: an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.

Answer 6

no, ions are  charged atoms,  ie O2-, K+

Isotope they are same atoms with different or atomic mass, such as Carbon 12 and 13.