Isotopes Worksheet

1. What is an isotope? _____________________________________________________________

Atoms that have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons.
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2. What does the number next to isotopes signify? The

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number is the isotope's mass number.
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3. How can you tell isotopes apart? Their

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mass numbers tell them apart.
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For each of the following isotopes, write the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

Chromium-58 Chromium-63 Carbon-12 Carbon-16

# of protons 24 # of protons
24 6 6
# of neutrons # of neutrons
34 39 10
6
# of electrons 24 # of electrons
24 6 6

Nitrogen-15 Nitrogen-20 Sulfur-23 Sulfur-25

# of protons 7 7 # of protons
16 16
# of neutrons 8 # of neutrons
13 7 9
# of electrons 7 7 # of electrons 16 16

Sodium-12 Sodium-20 Selenium-30 Selenium-35

# of protons 11 11 # of protons 34 34
# of neutrons 1 9 # of neutrons
16 21
# of electrons 11 11 # of electrons
34 34
Fill in the isotope names and any missing information, including isotope numbers from the chart. Use
your periodic table and the information provided.

Manganese-42 Manganese-40 Germanium -62 Germanium-64

# of protons # of protons
25 25 32 32
# of neutrons # of neutrons
17 15 30 32
# of electrons # of electrons
25 25 32 32

Caesium-168 Caesium-166
Iodine- Iodine- # of protons
# of protons 55 55
Germanium--22 Germanium--25
# of neutrons
# of#protons
of neutrons 113 111
32 35 # of electrons
# of#neutrons
of electrons 55 55
33 36
# of electrons
11