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What is the difference between the atom and isotope ​

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Isotopes are atoms that have the same numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons. An ion is an atom that has gained or lost electrons, so it now has more or fewer electrons than it does protons. So an ion has a negative or positive charge.

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Atoms consist of a nucleus made of protons and neutrons orbited by electrons.

Isotopes are atoms that have same number of protons but they differ in the number of neutrons and in atomic mass.

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