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What is the difference the isotopes of carbon-12 and carbon-14?

Answer:

Carbon-12 has 6 protons and 6 neutrons. It is stable.

Carbon-14 has 6 protons and 8 neutrons. It is unstable, and is used for "carbon dating".

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