Neutron vs Isotope - What's the difference?
neutron | isotope |
(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks
(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).
(topology) To define or demonstrate an isotopy of (one map with another).
As nouns the difference between neutron and isotope
is that neutron is (particle) a subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks while 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).As a verb isotope is
(topology|transitive) to define or demonstrate an isotopy of (one map with another).neutron
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(wikipedia neutron) (en noun)- Symbol: n