Thursday, August 18, 2011
Carbon has different isotopes. What is different between an atom of 12C and an atom of 13C?
Isotopes have various numbers of neutrons in the nucleus carbon having 6 protons and 6 neutrons generally. In this case 7 neutrons, or in carbon 14 generally known for carbon dating because of its known decay rate.
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