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Statement 1: 136C and 146C are isotopes of the element carbon.
Statement 2: Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons in the nucleus but have a different number of neutrons.

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Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1.

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Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct but Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1.

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C

Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is not correct.

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Statement 1 is not correct but Statement 2 is correct.

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Both the Statement 1 and Statement 2 are not correct.

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Solution

The correct option is A

Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1.


Statement 1: 136C and 146C are isotopes of the element carbon.
Statement 2: Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons in the nucleus but have a different number of neutrons.
They have same atomic number but different mass number.
Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1.

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