any atom with the same number of neutrons as another atom but a different atomic number
Origin of isotone
iso- + toneisotone
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isotone
noun
One of two or more atoms whose nuclei have the same number of neutrons but different numbers of protons.
Origin of isotone
Alteration of isotope ( with n for neutron replacing p as though for proton )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural isotones)
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