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Carbon-12 and Carbon-14 are elements that are isotopes of each other. What do Carbon-12 and Carbon-14 have in common

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They have the same atomic number. Carbon has the atomic number of 6 which means that all isotopes have the same proton number. However, the number of neutrons is different, thus giving different mass numbers.

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Answer: Carbon-12 and Carbon-14 both have the atomic number of 6.

Explanation: They are both isotopes of one another. This means they have different amount of neutrons, resulting in different atomic masses.

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