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Definition: A chemical species with the same number and types of atoms as another chemical species, but possessing different properties. There are structural isomers, geometric isomers, optical isomers, and stereoisomers.

Example: Pentane, 2-methylbutane, and 2,2-dimethylpropane are structural isomers of each other

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