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- Let x represent the number of carbon-12 atoms present in the sample and y represent the number of carbon-14 atoms in the sample. Then
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- Solving this system of equations yields x=994, y=6.
- In the above example, 6 is the atomic number, 12.012 is the atomic weight, and the atomic mass is either 12 or 14, depending on the isotope.
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