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What is isotopes and isobars?

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Isotopes: The atoms which posses same atomic number (the atoms same element) but a different mass number are called Isotopes.
Ex: ₁H¹, ₁H², ₁H³
These are the isotopes of Hydrogen.
The difference in mass number is due to a different number of neutrons present in the nucleus.
Isobars: The atoms which posses different atomic number with a same mass number are called Isobars.
Ex : ₁₈Ar⁴⁰, ₂₀Ca⁴⁰

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