In a sample of ethyl ethanoate (CH 3 COOC 2 H 5 ) the two oxygen atoms have the same number of electrons but different number of neutrons. Which of the following is the correct reason for it?

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The atoms of same elements which have the same atomic numbers but different mass numbers are known as isotopes. Isotopes have same chemical properties but different physical properties.

In a sample of ethyl ethanoate (CH3COOC2H5) the two oxygen atoms have the same number of electrons but different number of neutrons. Which of the following is the correct reason for it?

In a sample of ethyl ethanoate (CH₃COOC₂H₅) the two oxygen atoms have the same number of electrons but different number of neutrons. Which of the following is the correct reason for it?