| No. |
Isotopes |
Isobars |
| i. |
Isotopes are atoms of same element. |
Isobars are atoms of different elements. |
| ii. |
They have same atomic number but different atomic mass number. |
They have same atomic mass number but different atomic numbers. |
| iii. |
They have same number of protons but different number of neutrons. |
They have different number of protons and neutrons. |
| iv. |
They have same number of electrons. |
They have different number of electrons. |
| v. |
They occupy same position in the modem periodic table. |
They occupy different positions in the modem periodic table. |
| vi. |
They have similar chemical properties. |
They have different chemical properties. |
e.g. \(^{12}_6C\) and \(^{14}_6C\) \(^{14}_6C\) and \(^{14}_7N\)
