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31 December, 09:11

Why are Carbon-14 and carbon-12 considered to be isotopes?

A. Carbon-14 decays at a faster rate that Carbon-12

B. Carbon-14 is more stable than Carbon-12.

C. Carbon-14 has more neutrons than carbon-12.

D. Carbon-13 is roughly 2 any heavier than Carbon-14.

E. Both atoms have six protons in the nucleus, but have different atomic masses.

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  1. 31 December, 09:36
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    Answer:E

    Explanation:

    Same # of protons and different # of neutrons is basically the definition of isotopes.
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