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A radioactive isotope of carbon. A carbon 14 atom contains six protons, six electrons, and eight neutrons. Carbon 14 is produced when neutrons bombard atoms of nitrogen.

Carbon 14 is used in a common form of radioactive dating to determine the age of ancient objects.

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