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Question
What is isotope? Give an example.
Solution
Isotopes are atoms of the same element having the same atomic number Z, but different mass number A. For example, hydrogen has three isotopes and they are represented as \[\ce{_1^1 H}\] (hydrogen), \[\ce{_1^2H}\] (deuterium), and \[\ce{_1^3H}\] (tritium).
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