The difference is the number of neutrons.
Carbon 12, 13 and 14 are carbon isotopes, meaning that they have additional neutrons:
Because molecular mass is calculated by adding the number of protons and neutrons, you could also say that the difference between these isotopes is mass ( if you have 1 mole of each isotope, carbon 14 would have the greatest mass ).
Carbon 14 is also radioactive with a half-life of 5700 years.
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