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What name is given to those atoms which contain the same number of protons and electrons but different number of neutrons ?

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Most elements exist in a number of different forms or varieties called isotopes. Isotopes have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons, which gives them a different total mass. That means isotopes of an element have the same atomic number but different mass numbers


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