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. What is the nuclear composition of the two isotopes of carbon:C and14 |
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Answer» Carbon-12 and carbon-14 are twoisotopesof the elementcarbon. The difference between carbon-12 and carbon-14 isthe number of neutronsin each atom. Atoms of both isotopes of carbon contain 6 protons. Atoms of carbon-12 have6 neutrons, while atoms of carbon-14 contain 8 neutrons. Aneutral atomwould have the same number of protons and electrons, so a neutral atom of carbon-12 or carbon-14 would have 6 electrons. |
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