isotope

isotope definition - computer

One member of a family of chemical elements that has the same chemical properties (the same atomic number) but differs in mass. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons, but a different number of neutrons. The mass is determined by the total number of nucleons (neutrons and protons). See allotrope.



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