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Carbon-12 and carbon-14 both show similar chemical properties. Explain.

 Question:

Carbon-12 and carbon-14 both show similar chemical properties. Explain.



Solution:

Chemical properties are determined by the electronic configuration of an atom. Since carbon-12 and carbon-14 have same atomic number, 6, they have same electronic configuration, (2,4) and thus they show similar chemical properties.

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