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Isotone of an element has -

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Same number of electrons

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Same number of protons

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Same number of neutrons

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Same number of neutrons & protons

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Solution

The correct option is C Same number of neutrons
Two nuclides are isotones if they have the very same neutron number N, but different proton number Z.
For example, boron-12 and carbon-13 nuclei both contain 7 neutrons, and so are isotopes.

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