Why do the isotopes of a particular element behave differently in nuclear reactions but the same in

chemical reactions? Check all that apply.

Chemical reactions involve changes to electrons in an atom; isotopes do not differ in electrons, and

so they react the same way during chemical changes.

Chemical reactions involve changes to protons and neutrons in an atom; isotopes do not differ in

protons or neutrons, and so they react the same way during chemical changes.

Nuclear reactions involve changes to protons and neutrons in an atom; isotopes differ in neutrons,

and so they react differently to these changes.

Nuclear reactions involve changes to electrons in an atom; isotopes differ in electrons, and so they

react differently to these changes.

A and C

The isotopes of a particular element behave differently in nuclear reactions but the same in chemical reactions because the nuclear reactions involve changes to protons and neutrons in an atom and isotopes differ in neutrons and so they react differently to nuclear changes. While for chemical reactions, the electrons in an atom are involved but the isotopes do not differ in electrons and so they react the same way during chemical changes.

Answer: Option A & C

Explanation:

The reactants of chemical and nuclear reactions are different. The reactants of chemical reactions are the electrons present in the outermost shell of the reactants, while the reactants of nuclear reactions are either the nuclei of reactants or a nuclei and any subatomic particles of other reactants.

Thus it can be understood that chemical reactions consider the electrons while nuclear reactions consider the nuclei or the number of protons and neutrons of the reactants.

The isotopes of elements contain different mass number or we can say different number of neutrons but the number of electrons are same, so they behave differently in nuclear reactions and similar in chemical reactions.