How many neutrons in $""^14CH_4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-30T14:22:22

The number of neutrons in $""^14CH_4$ are the same as the number of neutrons in $""^14C$ .

For $C$ , $Z=6$ , therefore there are $8$ neutrons, $8$ fundamental, massive, neutrally charged nuclear particles in the $""^14C$ nucleus.

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