Question

Write differences between isotopes and isobars.

Answer 1

Isotopes	Isobars
1.They are atoms of the same element.	1.They are the atoms of the different element.
2. They have same atomic number but have different mass numbers.	2. The have different atomic number but have same mass numbers.
3. They possess same chemical properties but different physical properties.	3. They have different chemical and physical properties.
4. They have equal number of protons and neutrons but different numbers of neutrons.	4. They have different number of protons, electrons and neutrons.
5. Example - ${}_{12}{}^{24}Mgand{}_{12}{}^{26}Mg$	5.Example - ${}_{18}{}^{40}\mathrm{Ar}\mathrm{and}{}_{20}{}^{40}\mathrm{Ca}$