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isobar /iso·bar/ (i´so-bahr) one of two or more chemical species with the same atomic weight but different atomic numbers.
isobar [ī′səbär] Etymology: Gk, isos + barrios, weight 1 a line connecting points of equal pressure on a graph, such as lines connecting points of equal carbon dioxide tension on a pH-bicarbonate diagram. 2 (in nuclear medicine) one of a group of nuclides having the same total number of neutrons and protons in the nucleus but so proportioned that their atomic numbers have different values. isobar [i´so-bahr] 1. one of two or more chemical species with the same atomic weight but different atomic numbers. 2. a line on a map or chart depicting the boundaries of an area of constant atmospheric pressure.
isobar (ī´sōbär), n in radiochemistry, one of two or more different nuclides having the same mass number.
isobar 1. one of two or more chemical species with the same atomic weight but different atomic numbers. 2. a line on a map or chart depicting the boundaries of an area of constant atmospheric pressure. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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