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Isotopes

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015039

Atoms of the same element that have the same atomic number, but a different mass number; unstable isotopes are radioactive and decay to become stable isotopes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015039
FieldEnvironment
SubjectScience and research
ReferencesEnvironmental Geophysics Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015039",
  "term": "Isotopes",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Atoms of the same element that have the same atomic number, but a different mass number; unstable isotopes are radioactive and decay to become stable isotopes.",
  "subject": "Science and research",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Geophysics Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/isotopes/"
}

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