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i·so·tope 
[ahy-suh-tohp] Pronunciation Key
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[ahy-suh-tohp] Pronunciation Key –noun Chemistry.
| any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties. |
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i·so·top·i·cal·ly, adverb
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| i·so·tope
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n. One of two or more atoms having the same atomic number but different mass numbers. [iso- + Greek topos, place (so called because the isotopes of a chemical element occupy the same position in the periodic table of elements).] i'so·top'ic (-tŏp'ĭk) adj., i'so·top'i·cal·ly adv. |
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isotope
isotope
1913, introduced by British chemist Frederick Soddy (1877-1956) on suggestion of Margaret Todd, from Gk. isos "equal" + topos "place;" so called because despite the different atomic weights, the various forms of an element occupy the same place on the periodic table.
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| isotope | |
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| one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons |
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| isotope
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One of two or more atoms that have the same atomic number (the same number of protons) but a different number of neutrons. Carbon 12, the most common form of carbon, has six protons and six neutrons, whereas carbon 14 has six protons and eight neutrons. Isotopes of a given element typically behave alike chemically. With the exception of hydrogen, elements found on Earth generally have the same number of protons and neutrons; heavier and lighter isotopes (with more or fewer neutrons) are often unstable and undergo radioactive decay.
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isotope [(eye-suh-tohp)]
isotope [(eye-suh-tohp)]
In physics, different forms of the same element, with nuclei that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Isotopes are distinguished from each other by giving the combined number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. For example, uranium 235 is the isotope of uranium that has 235 protons and neutrons in its nucleus rather than the more commonly occurring 238. All elements have isotopes.
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i'so·top'ic (-tŏp'ĭk) adj.
isotope i·so·tope (ī'sə-tōp')
n.
One of two or more atoms having the same atomic number but different mass numbers.
i'so·top'ic (-tŏp'ĭk) adj.
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