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Explain the difference between Carbon-9 and Carbon-14. Which version Carbon do you believe is the most stable? Why? What information could help you confirm your prediction?

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Explain the difference between Carbon-12 and Carbon-14. Which version Carbon do you believe is the most stable? Why? What information could help you confirm your prediction?

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Carbon has three isotopes those are carbon- 12 , carbon - 13 , carbon-14 among these only C-12 and C-13 are stable while C-14 is radioactive.

C-12 has 6 protons and 6 neutrons , C-14 has 6 protons and 8 neutrons. Atoms with equal number of protons and electrons are generally stable however C-12 and C-14 have 6 electrons but due to excess neutrons present in C-14 makes it undergo radioactivity therefore it is unstable.

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