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  • 03-11-2022
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An atom of carbon-14 isotope has more protons than an atom of carbon-12 isotope. Is this true or false?

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  • 03-11-2022

Carbon-12 and carbon-14 are isotopes of each other. Isotopes are the elements that contain the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.

CArbon-12 contains six protons and six neutrons. While carbon-14 contains six protons and eight neutrons.

Thus the given statement is false.

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