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Define isotope. Give example

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Isotopes are variants of a particular chemical element which differ in neutron number, and consequently in mass number. All isotopes of a given element have the same number of protons in each atom.Carbon 12andCarbon 14are both isotopes ofcarbon, one with 6neutronsand one with 8neutrons(both with 6protons).Carbon-12is astable isotope, whilecarbon-14is a radioactive isotope (radioisotope).Uranium-235anduranium-238occur naturally in the Earth's crust.



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