What are isobars? Explain with an example.


Isobars are atoms of different chemical elements that have the same mass number but different atomic numbers i.e., the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.
Example: 4018Ar and 4020Ca are isobars with the same mass number but different atomic numbers.

Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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