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Which atoms are isotope? explain​

Which atoms are isotope? explain​-example-1
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If two atoms have different numbers of protons, they are different elements. However, if two atoms have the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons we refer to them as isotopes.
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X and Z are isotopes since they have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
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