I feel it might be from the greek words "isos" and "topos" but I don't know what these mean or why they formed this word.
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2007-01-22 03:39:49 · 4 answers · asked by Puchiko 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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isos "equal" + topos "place;" so called because despite the different atomic weights, the various forms of an element occupy the same place on the periodic table
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2007-01-22 03:46:38 · answer #1 · answered by maude3746 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1913, introduced by British chemist Frederick Soddy (1877-1956) on suggestion of Margaret Todd, from Gk. isos "equal" + topos "place;" so called because despite the different atomic weights, the various forms of an element occupy the same place on the periodic table.
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2007-01-22 03:47:49 · answer #2 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ISO- and the Greek word topos
2007-01-22 03:48:08 · answer #3 · answered by atrain10 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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http://www.allwords.com
2007-01-22 03:46:02 · answer #4 · answered by Kate J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋