Title: isotopic tracer
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - isotopic tracer
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.I03350
Status: current

Definition
A tracer which only differs in isotopic composition from the substance to be traced.

Related Term
- tracer: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/T06422

Source
- PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2526 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)

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Citation: Citation: 'isotopic tracer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.I03350
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