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Atoms of the same element, having different mass numbers but the same atomic number is referred to as ____
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particles
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molecules
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Isotopes
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Ions
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Isotopes are known as the atoms of the same element having the same atomic number i.e same number of protons, but different atomic mass numbers i.e different numbers of neutrons. Example: The Carbon isotopes are given as : 6 C 11, 6 C 12, 6 C 13, 6 C 14 .
Detailed explanation-2: -The atoms of different elements with the same mass number, but different atomic numbers are called isobars.
Detailed explanation-3: -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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