Number of isotopes of Carbon is____________.

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Isotopes of carbon:-
An isotope of an element has the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.
Carbon has 3 isotopes: $C_{6}^{12}, C_{6}^{13} a n d C_{6}^{14}$
$C_{6}^{12}$ has 6 protons and 6 neutrons.
$C_{6}^{13}$ has 6 protons and 7 neutrons.
$C_{6}^{14}$ has 6 protons and 8 neutrons.

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