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What is the hyphen notation and nuclear symbol for oxygen

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The element name or symbol is followed with a hyphen and the mass number. On the periodic table of elements, oxygen is represented by the symbol O. It has an atomic number of 8 because it has 8 protons in its nucleus

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Carbon-14 or C-14 (meaning the isotope of carbon that has a mass number of 14)

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