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What is carbon 12 in chemistry |
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Answer» Carbon-12 (12C) is the more abundant of the two STABLE isotopes of carbon (carbon-13 being the other), amounting to 98.93% of the element carbon;[1] its abundance is due to the triple-alpha process by which it is created in stars. Carbon-12 is of particular IMPORTANCE in its use as the standard from which atomic masses of all nuclides are MEASURED, thus, its atomic mass is exactly 12 daltons by definition. Carbon-12 is composed of 6 PROTONS, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons. |
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