Isotopes
- Isotopes are atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
- As a result, isotopes have the same atomic number but different mass numbers.
- Examples of isotopes include:
- Hydrogen: Protium (¹H), Deuterium (²H), Tritium (³H).
- Carbon: Carbon-12 (¹²C), Carbon-13 (¹³C), Carbon-14 (¹⁴C).
- Isotopes exhibit identical chemical properties but different