And in âwetâ areas such as the kitchen and bathrooms a semi-gloss is ideal. Now a low sheen paint can be used in bathrooms and kitchens to maintain consistency throughout the home. Some paints are both interior and exterior, these tend to be your middle of the line paints.
Noun. 1. isotope-one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons. atom - (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element. radioisotope-a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially.
Isotope, one of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and position in the periodic table and nearly identical chemical behaviour but with different atomic masses and physical properties. Every chemical element has one or more isotopes. 1  An atom is first identified and labeled according to the number of protons in its nucleus. 2  Not all the atoms of an element need have the same number of neutrons in their nuclei. 3  Many important properties of an isotope depend on its mass.