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carbon-12

carbon-12 noun: the most abundant of the two stable isotopes of carbon, 126C, having six protons and six neutrons; it is the standard for atomic weight and is used to define the mole.

Noun

carbon-12 (uncountable)

  1. The most abundant of the two stable isotopes of carbon, 126C, having six protons and six neutrons; it is the standard for atomic weight and is used to define the mole.

Questions about carbon-12

What does carbon-12 mean?
Carbon-12 means the most abundant of the two stable isotopes of carbon, 126C, having six protons and six neutrons; it is the standard for atomic weight and is used to define the mole.
What part of speech is carbon-12?
Carbon-12 is a noun.

Words near carbon-12 in the dictionary

  1. carbon trade
  2. carbon trades
  3. carbon trading
  4. carbon transmitter
  5. carbon transmitters
  6. carbon-12
  7. carbon-13
  8. carbon-13 NMR
  9. carbon-14
  10. carbon-based
  11. carbon-carbon bond

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