Explain the term Isotopes?

• Isotopes are one or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and position in the periodic table and nearly identical chemical behaviour but with different atomic masses and physical properties.

• Every chemical element has one or more isotopes. All isotopes of a given element have the same number of protons and electrons but different numbers of neutrons in each atom. 

• Example: 12C6 and 13C6

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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