Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 2, The Chemistry of Life - 2.1 - The Nature of Matter - 2.1 Assessment - Page 38: 2b

Answer

A carbon-12 has 6 electrons, protons, and neutrons and is nonradioactive. A carbon-14 has 6 electrons, 6 protons, and 8 neutrons and is radioactive. Having 2 more neutrons makes carbon-14 radioactive.

Work Step by Step

A carbon-12 has 6 electrons, protons, and neutrons and is nonradioactive. A carbon-14 has 6 electrons, 6 protons, and 8 neutrons and is radioactive. Having 2 more neutrons makes carbon-14 radioactive.
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