Isotopes and Atomic Mass

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Attribution

PhET Interactive Simulations
University of Colorado Boulder
https://phet.colorado.edu

Topics

  • Isotopes
  • Atomic Mass

Description

Are all atoms of an element the same? How can you tell one isotope from another? Use the sim to learn about isotopes and how abundance relates to the average atomic mass of an element.

Sample Learning Goals

  • Define “isotope” using mass number, atomic number, number of protons, neutrons and electrons.
  • Given information about an element, find the mass and name of an isotope.
  • Give evidence to support or dispute: “In nature, the chance of finding one isotope of an element is the same for all isotopes.”
  • Find the average atomic mass of an element given the abundance and mass of its isotopes.
  • Predict how the mass and name of an isotope will change given a change in the number of protons, neutrons or electrons.
  • Predict how the average atomic mass of an element changes given a change in the abundance of its isotopes.
Version 1.0.10
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Basque All Basque Run now Isotopoen masa eta masa atomikoa  
Belarusian All беларускі Run now Ізатопы і атамная маса  
Bosnian All Bosanski Run now Izotopi i atomska masa  
Bulgarian All български Run now Изотопи и атомна маса  
Chinese (Simplified) All 中文 (中国) Run now 同位素和原子的质量  
Chinese (Traditional) All 中文 (台灣) Run now Isotopes and Atomic Mass_同位素與原子量  
Croatian All hrvatski Run now Izotopi i atomska masa  
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Oriya All Oriya Run now ଆଇସୋଟୋପ୍‍ ଓ ପାରମାଣବିକ ବସ୍ତୁତ୍ୱ  
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Russian All русский Run now Изотопы. Относительная атомная масса  
Serbian All Српски Run now Изотопи и атомска маса  
Sinhalese All Sinhalese Run now සමස්ථානික සහ පරමාණුක ස්කන්ධය  
Slovak All Slovenčina Run now Izotopy a atómová hmotnosť  
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