Question

Statement I: ${}_6^{14}C$ and ${}_6^{12}C$ are isomers of the element carbon.
Statement II: Isomers contain the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.

• A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
• B. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.
• C. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
• D. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.

Option A is the correct answer.

The above mentioned species are not isomers. They are isotopes.

By definition, isotopes are species containing the same number of protons but different number of neutrons.

Isomers are compounds with the same formula but they differ in the arrangement of atoms in the molecule.