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An element has an isotope with mass number 14. it contains 8 neutrons. Identify the element.

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Mass number=No. of protons+No. of neutrons.
`therefore`Number of protons=14-8=16
`therefore`The atomic number of the element=6, which means, the element is 'Carbon'.
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