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Two atoms of a single element that differ in number of neutrons are said to represent two distinct ____________ of that element.

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Two atoms of a single element that differ in a number of neutrons are said to represent two distinct isotopes of that element.
Isotopes is an any of two or more forms of a chemical element with the same atomic number, but different numbers of neuron in a nucleus.
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