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Word: Isotope
Speech Type: Noun
1913: coined by F. Soddy, from iso- ‘equal’ + Greek topos ‘place’ (because the isotopes occupy the same place in the periodic table of elements)
ˈʌɪsətəʊp
each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, and hence differ in relative atomic mass but not in chemical properties; in particular, a radioactive form of an element
Short Definition:each of two or more forms of same element
Examples:- some elements have only one stable isotope
- radioactive isotopes of caesium, strontium, and plutonium
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