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' Potassium - 40 and Calcium - 40 are isobars : TRUE / FALSE .' According to me it is FALSE, as Argon - 40 and Calcium - 40 are isobars! But if you go in Study, science, Activities, chapter : structure of an atom, the last activity, 5th question it is given TRUE in the results! Please explain me the above result, how's it possible! I'm unable to understand!!! 

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Any species which have same mass number but different atomic numbers are knows as isobars. Since, potassium-40 and calcium-40 have same atomic mass, but they have different atomic numbers, they are isobars.

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Akanksha Jain

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why don't calcium be isobar of both ARGON and POTASSIUM ?. I THINK IT IS POSSIBLE. 
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yes ,argon,potassium,and calcium have same mass no.i.e 40 and Different  atomic no..This are only called isobars
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No, Potassium's atomic number / mass number is 39u, right!
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I mean Potassium's atomic mass is 39, right!
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So, how can it be the isobar of calcium?
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it can be isobar of calcium because potassium-39 And potassium-40 are isotopes and potassium-40, argon-40& Calcium-40 are isobars
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Thank you @Abhraneel Das, really thank you very much! Your answer is the only one which answered my question!!!
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your welcome, i am really honoured that only my answer satisfied you.
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