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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How does carbon -14 differ from carbon -13 and carbon 12

OpenStudy (australopithecus):

number of neutrons, number of neutrons dictates what isotope an atom is, and number of proton dictates the identity of that atom. Carbon 14 has 8 neutrons and 6 protons Carbon 13 has 7 neutrons and 6 protons Carbon 12 has 6 neutrons and 6 protons

OpenStudy (australopithecus):

neutrons and protons both have an atomic weight of 1

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