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How many protons and neutrons does N-14 and N-16 have????

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Carbon-14, 14C, or radiocarbon, is a radioactive isotope of carbon with a nucleus containing 6 protons and 8 neutrons. You need to know that the atomic number of nitrogen is 7, and you subtract that from the mass number to get16-7= 9.
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