Misconception 2: Is it true that different isotopes will have different electric charges? Isotopes are different forms of the same element. Different isotopes have different numbers of neutrons. Neutrons do not carry an electric charge, so the number of neutrons in an atom does not affect its electric charge.

Does isotopes have the same charge?

Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons, resulting in a different atomic mass. ... Having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus will not affect the charge of the atom. Instead, different isotopes have different mass and have different tendencies to radioactively decay.

What type of charge do isotopes have?

This version has 6 protons, 8 neutrons, and 6 electrons. The mass comes from adding the protons and neutrons. Since the number of protons and electrons is equal, the isotope has no charge. Here is a video which talks about the subatomic particles found in an isotope.