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The term isotope is used to indicate the different varieties of a single element, based upon variations in the number of neutrons in the nucleus. Every atom can be described as an isotope if we specify the number of neutrons. And every atom can lose electrons (a process officially called ionization). There is no relation between the number of neutrons and the loss of electrons.

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How do the number of electrons compare in two isotopes in an element?

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Which is not true all isotopes of an element have the same number of electrons?

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