Identify the element if it has mass number 14 and 8 neutrons.

Isotope of oxygen

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Isotope of carbon

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Solution

The correct option is B Isotope of carbon
No. of neutrons $= 8$
Mass number $=$ (number of neutrons + atomic number) $=$ 14
$∴$ Atomic number $= 14 - 8 = 6$ and thus the element is carbon. So, it is an isotope of carbon as they have same atomic number but different atomic mass.

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