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Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry

1.2Isotopes

Isotopes in Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Taught in the lesson covered by 1.1.

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 1.2.1Define isotope in terms of numbers of protons and neutrons.
  2. 1.2.2Use isotope notation with nucleon number and proton number.
  3. 1.2.3Explain why isotopes of an element have the same chemical properties.
  4. 1.2.4Explain why isotopes have different physical properties (mass and density).

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