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Explain how carbon-12, carbon-14 , and nitrogen-14 would be different at an atomic level. B

Explain how carbon-12, carbon-14 , and nitrogen-14 would be different at an atomic level. B

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Explain how carbon-12, carbon-14 , and nitrogen-14 would be different at an atomic level. B
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In the given question we have to differentiate the different atom and it's isotope.

In the carbon-12 and carbon-14 are the istope.

carbon-12 has 6 Proton and 6 Neutron, it has atomic mass 12 and atomic number 6 

carbon- 14 has 6 proton and 8 neutron, it has atomic mass 14 and atomic number 6

In both the isotope of carbon, 

carbon-12 is stable than carbon-14 istope because of N/P ratio 

carbon- 12 has  N/P = 6/6 = 1 which is stable.

Carbon-14 has N/P = 8/6 = 1.33 which is less stable because it behaves as radioactive element and  goes to decay 

 

 

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