Examine the following three nuclides:

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Problem

^{37}_{17}\text{Cl}

^{37}_{18}\text{Ar}

and

^{38}_{18}\text{Ar}

. (a) Which pair among them are isobars? Justify your answer with appropriate mass numbers. (b) Which pair are isotones? Show the calculation of neutron numbers to support your answer.

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