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isotope
(i´so-tōp″)
a chemical element having the same atomic number as another (i.e., the same number of nuclear protons), but having a different
atomic mass (i.e., a different number of nuclear neutrons).
radioactive isotope
radioisotope.
stable isotope
one that does not transmute into another element with emission of corpuscular or electromagnetic radiations.

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