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Neutron vs Isotope - What's the difference?

neutron | isotope |

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

English

Noun

(wikipedia neutron) (en noun)
  • (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
  • Symbol: n

    Hypernyms

    * nucleon

    Derived terms

    * neutron bomb

    See also

    * electron * proton

    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

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