16O and 18O are isotopes of oxygen used by climate scientist as proxies of earth's past temperature. Which of the following is true about these isotopes?   a. They contain the same number of neutrons   b. They contain the same number of protons   c. They contain the same number of electrons   d. More than once correct response

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16O and 18O are isotopes of oxygen used by climate scientist as proxies of earth's past temperature. Which of the following is true about these isotopes?

  a.

They contain the same number of neutrons

  b.

They contain the same number of protons

  c.

They contain the same number of electrons

  d.

More than once correct response

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