carbon-12

English

Noun

carbon-12 (uncountable)

(physics) 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.

Related terms

Translations

isotope of carbon

Finnish: hiili-12

Swedish: kol-12

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