Carbon-14 is an isotope of carbon. How does it differ from other forms of carbon?

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Anis Jonischkeit · Answer 1 · 2017-07-08T13:57:02+0000

Carbon-14, also known as radiocarbon, is a radioactive isotope of carbon as compared to other forms of carbon. it contains 6 protons and 8 neutrons. The presence of such in organic materials is the basis of the radiocarbon dating method to date geological samples.

Carbon-14 is an isotope of carbon. How does it differ from other forms of carbon?

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