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What is the difference between isotope and deuterium?

isotope | deuterium |

As nouns the difference between isotope and deuterium

is that isotope is (physics) any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei as a consequence, atoms for the same isotope will have the same atomic number but a different mass number (atomic weight) while deuterium is (isotope) an isotope of hydrogen formed of one proton and one neutron in each atom -.

As a verb isotope

is (topology|transitive) to define or demonstrate an isotopy of (one map with another).

isotope

Etymology 1

Coined in 1914 by British chemist Frederick Soddy from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. As a consequence, atoms for the same isotope will have the same atomic number but a different mass number (atomic weight).
  • Derived terms
    * isotope analysis * isotope dilution * isotope geochemistry * isotope hydrology * isotope map * isotope separation * isotope shift * isotope table

    See also

    * isobar * isotone

    Etymology 2

    Possible back-formation from isotopy.

    Verb

    (isotop)
  • (topology) To define or demonstrate an isotopy of (one map with another).
  • Anagrams

    * * English back-formations ----

    deuterium

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (isotope) An isotope of hydrogen formed of one proton and one neutron in each atom - .
  • Heavy water is “heavy” because it contains deuterium .
  • An atom of this isotope.
  • There were about 80 deuteriums for every million protiums, and virtually no tritium.

    Synonyms

    * heavy hydrogen * D (chemical symbol)

    Hypernyms

    * hydrogen

    Coordinate terms

    * (isotopes of hydrogen) protium, tritium, quadrium

    Derived terms

    * deuterium oxide

    See also

    * heavy water

    References

    * Elementymology ----