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Isotones are the different elements that contain same number of neutrons.

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Isotones are elements having the same number of neutrons. Two nuclides are isotones if they have the same neutron number N, but different proton number Z. Examples of isotones are Chlorine - 37 and Potassium - 39. Both have 20 neutrons in their nuclei.

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