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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Philoid · Accepted Answer

The two atoms are isotopes, since they have same atomic number but different mass number.

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?