Which Answer Choice Best Explains Why Atoms Of Carbon-14 (C-14) Are Unstable?

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Which Answer Choice Best Explains Why Atoms Of Carbon-14 (C-14) Are Unstable?

Atoms of C-14 have too many negatively charged electrons and too few positively charged protons. Atoms of C-14 have too many positively charged protons and too few negatively charged electrons. The attractive force that the protons in the nuclei of C-14 atoms generate is not strong enough to overcome the repulsive force that the neutrons generate. The attractive force that the neutrons in the nuclei of C-14 atoms generate is not strong enough to overcome the repulsive force that the protons generate.
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The attractive force that the neutrons in the nuclei of C-14 atoms generate is not strong enough to overcome the repulsive force that the protons generate.
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