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Radioisotope

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-023023

Radioactive forms of the same element, with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons. For example, radium-228, radium-226, and radium-224 are radioisotopes of radium. Radioisotopes are a subset of radionuclides.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-023023
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
ReferencesRadiation Protection Radiation Glossary; Radiation Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023023",
  "term": "Radioisotope",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Radioactive forms of the same element, with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons. For example, radium-228, radium-226, and radium-224 are radioisotopes of radium. Radioisotopes are a subset of radionuclides.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary; Radiation Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/radioisotope/"
}

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