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ISOTOPES  

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  • Isotopes are a form of an element with a certain number of neutrons, for example carbon exists in three isotopes: C12, C13, and C14. Some isotopes are naturally unstable and spontaneously decay at a fixed rate; other isotopes are stable.

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