isotope
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈaɪsəˌtoʊp/
- Specialized
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isótopo
- In chemistry class, we learned that an isotope of hydrogen, known as deuterium, has one neutron.
- stable isotopes
- radioactive isotope
- isotope ratio
Now how do we do this by lead isotope and how is this actually carried out?
- Now how do we do this by lead isotope and how is this actually carried out?
- No stable isotopes of muscovium have yet been synthesized.
- Plutonium isotopes are often used in nuclear reactors.
- And we can tell this by the stable isotope analysis of their baby teeth, which we have found.
- These machines work by shooting a beam of deuterium ions that's a hydrogen isotope into a metal, for example, titanium.
- That's because nuclear accidents can release a radioactive isotope of iodine, which may then enter the body through air or food.
- And you can compare the abundance of these parent isotopes to the daughter products and figure out the age of the material.
- Thankfully, scientists have made these assumptions for us in the form of absorbed dose constants calculated for every known isotope.
- This can create all kinds of fun things, neutrons, muons, or rare isotopes via nuclear fission or spolation.
Examples
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However, some combinations of protons and neutrons, known as isotopes, remain unstable or radioactive.
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Methods for sampling isotope enrichment in different compartments range from noninvasive to destructive.
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So if you measure the isotope ratio, you can find out whether the stuff came from their plants.
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And we can tell this by the stable isotope analysis of their baby teeth, which we have found.
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From studies of the 10 Be isotope, the cosmic ray lifetime also appears secure.
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But first they actually have to get the isotope, and that's not easy.
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How big a problem is the fact that the isotopes on the Earth and the moon are identical?
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How can isotopes tell you something about gas flow through very challenging rocks?
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And here we use medical isotopes and make tracers for imaging and therapy.
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Elemental tritium, an isotope of hydrogen, is a gas, which poses problems of safety and practicality.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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8.7
An atom with a specific number of protons and neutrons
Surface Forms
Morphology
isotope = iso + tope
The word is formed from bound Greek combining forms (iso- + -tope) that are not standalone English words, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Isotope comes from the Greek parts iso- meaning 'equal' and -topos meaning 'place', because different forms of an element sit in the same place on the periodic table. So, isotopes are versions of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons, which gives them different mass.