Question 5 • Chemistry
Isotopes are atoms of the same element, so they must have the same number of protons, but can have different numbers of neutrons. Beryllium has four protons; the given atom has five neutrons, making its mass number 4 + 5 = 9. Beryllium-10 is still beryllium and therefore could be an isotope, with a different number of neutrons.
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