Answer
$^{14}C$ has 8 neutrons.
Work Step by Step
$^{14}C$ has 14 nucleons.
Note that a carbon atom must have 6 protons.
Therefore, $^{14}C$ has 6 protons and 8 neutrons.
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 42 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Page 1302: 9b
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