what is isotopes? what is isobar? explain?
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Since the atomic number is equal to the number of protons and the atomic mass is the sum of protons and neutrons, isotopes are elements with the same atomic number but different mass numbers. Isobars: Atoms of different elements with different atomic numbers, which have the same mass number, are known as isobars.
Isobars are atoms (nuclides) of different chemical elements that have the same number of nucleons. Correspondingly, isobars differ in atomic number (or a number of protons) but have the same mass number. An example of a series of isobars would be the 40S, 40Cl, 40Ar, 40K, and 40Ca.
isotopes are members of a family of an element that all have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. The number of protons in a nucleus determines the element's atomic number on the Periodic Table. For example, carbon has six protons and is atomic number 6.
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Isobars are atoms of different chemical elements.
Isotopes are two or more forms of a chemical element that have different physical characteristics but the same chemical characteristics