Question

Differentiate between isotopes and isobars.

Answer 1

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