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Isotope vs Quasifission - What's the difference?

isotope | quasifission |

As nouns the difference between isotope and quasifission

is that isotope is while quasifission is (physics) partial fusion followed by fission of very large atomic nuclei]] as a possible means of generating neutron[[rich|-rich isotopes.

isotope

English

(wikipedia 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).
    • Related terms
    * homotope

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    quasifission

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (physics) Partial fusion followed by fission of very large atomic nuclei]] as a possible means of generating neutron[[rich, -rich isotopes