Year 10 Physics
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Which isotope of carbon is used in radiocarbon dating?
Carbon-14. Because carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope that decays over time, organisms with less carbon-14 are older due to radioactive decay.
An atom has 6 protons, 10 neutrons, and 6 electrons. What is its atomic number?
6
How is the atomic number of an element calculated?
The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of protons.
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