Mirror isobars are

Atoms with same mass numbers but different atomic numbers.

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Two atoms with same mass numbers but different atomic numbers such that the number of protons and neutrons are interchanged.

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Atoms with same atomic number but different mass number.

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Atoms with different number of protons but different number of neutrons.

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Solution

The correct option is A Two atoms with same mass numbers but different atomic numbers such that the number of protons and neutrons are interchanged.
Isobars are atoms with same mass number but different atomic number.
Mirror isobars are isobars such that number of protons and neutrons are exchanged. They occur in couples only.

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Question 07

Two atoms are said to be isobars if ?

(a) They have same atomic number but different mass number

(b) They have same number of electrons but different number of neutrons

(d) Sum of the number of protons and neutrons is same but the number of protons is different

Nuclei with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons are called isobars

Nuclei with the same number of neutrons but a different atomic number are called isotopes

Nuclei with the same mass number are called isotones

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