CONCEPTUAL INTEGRATED SCIENCE (PEARSON+
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Chapter 10, Problem 31TC
Consider the atoms C-12, C-14, and N-14. From greatest to least, rank them by the number of (a) protons in the nucleus, (b) neurons in the nucleus, (c) nucleons in the nucleus.
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