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isotope effect

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isotope effect [′ī·sə‚tōp i‚fekt]
(physical chemistry)
The effect of difference of mass between isotopes of the same element on nonnuclear physical and chemical properties, such as the rate of reaction or position of equilibrium, of chemical reactions involving the isotopes.
(solid-state physics)
Variation of the transition temperatures of the isotopes of a superconducting element in inverse proportion to the square root of the atomic mass.


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The scientists, who formed magnesium diboride wires, observed the isotope effect typical of conventional superconductors.
Most of the isotope effect that is observed is inherent to the structure of the radical anion.
 
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