What is the isotope notation for carbon-14?

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What is the isotope notation for carbon-14?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-28T03:34:47

$_{6}^{14} C$ $""_6^14 C$

Explanation:

Isotope notation is of the form

$_{Z}^{A} X$ $""_Z^A X$

where $Z$ $Z$ is the atomic number (number of protons), $A$ $A$ is the mass number (sum of protons and neutrons), and $X$ $X$ is the element.

In Carbon- $14$ $14$ , $14$ $14$ is the mass number (sum of protons and neutrons). This is our $A$ $A$ .

Carbon has the atomic symbol $C$ $C$ , and it has $6$ $6$ protons. This is the atomic number, or $A$ $A$ . Thus, the isotope notation for Carbon- $14$ $14$ is

$_{6}^{14} C$ $""_6^14 C$

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