Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Isotopes

Isotopes — practice question

Carbon exists in three isotopes, $^{12}\text{C}$, $^{13}\text{C}$ and $^{14}\text{C}$. Why do these three isotopes all show the same chemical properties?

  • AThey all have the same atomic mass.
  • BThey all have the same number of electrons in their outer shell.
  • CThey all have the same number of electron shells.
  • DThey all have the same number of nucleons.

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