Isotopes are: A. are only theoretical. B. only formed in laboratories. C. found in nature. D. found in the nuclear reactions in stars but not on Earth.

In chemistry, the type of an atom (what element it is) is determined by: a) the number of protons it contains in its nucleus.b) the number of neutrons it contains in its nucleus.c) the number of protons it has in a cloud around the nucleus.d) the number of neutrons it has in a cloud around the nucleus.e) the number of electrons it exchanges with its neighbors.