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What is the name given to element with same mass number and different atomic number?


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  1. The element having the same mass number but a different atomic number is called isobars.
  2. For example Ar1840,K1940and Ca2040
  3. Here mass number of all three elements are 40 but the atomic number is different.

Hence, the name given to an element with the same mass number and different atomic number is isobar.


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