isomers

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1. In chemistry, molecules that contain exactly the same numbers of the same kinds of atoms, but in which the atoms have different structural arrangements.

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Example Sentences

The new workflow can also identify isomers, which are molecules with the same chemical formula but different atomic arrangements.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

"The different chemical forms are known as isomers, and this is the first time that reactions between them have been used to develop piezoresistors," Dr Fallon said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

Butane exists as two isomers, n−butane and isobutane.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

There are also various types of spatial isomers, in which the relative orientations of the atoms in space can be different.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

A factor of considerable importance in determining boiling-points of isomers is the symmetry of the molecule.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various