Chemistry Questions

Atoms of the same element can have same atomic number and number of electrons since, the atomic number is the number of protons and the number of protons and eectrons are the same in an element.

Hence, the atoms of the same element may differ in their atomic mass since it depends on the number of neutrons it holds and such atoms are called isotopes.

The complexity and variety of organic molecules is due to the chemical versatility of carbon atoms.

The compound methane is a simple hydrocarbon contains one carbon bonded to four hydrogens. Ethane is a simple hydrocarbon which contains two carbon atoms and four hydrogen atoms. Similarly, propane with three carbons.

Monazite is an ore of cerium, thorium and lanthanum.