Isotopes are elements with a similar chemical makeup and the same atomic number, but a different atomic mass and number of neutrons . An example of this would be carbon-12, carbon-13, and carbon-14. Three isotopes of the element carbon that have the same 6 protons but have a different neutron count. A simple way to explain isotopes would be to say that they are just different "versions" of an element.
isotope, one of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and position in the periodic table and nearly identical chemical behaviour but with different atomic masses and physical properties. Every chemical element has one or more isotopes.
