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Atoms P and Q are isotopes of the same element. How does the composition of an atom of P compare with the composition of an atom of Q?

Anumber of protons: different; number of neutrons: different
Bnumber of protons: different; number of neutrons: same
Cnumber of protons: same; number of neutrons: different
Dnumber of protons: same; number of neutrons: same

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C: number of protons: same; number of neutrons: different

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Nuclear Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2023 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 35.

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