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6 protons, 6 electrons and 6 protons in carbon-12 atom
A neutral carbon atom has 6 protons and 6 electrons.
6 electrons, protons, and neutrons.
For the isotope carbon-12: 6 protons, 6 neutrons, 6 electrons
6 electrons and 16 protons.
6 electrons. Neutrons have no charge, and protons have a positive charge, at an equal but opposite charge of an electron (think of it like protons are +1, electrons are -1). You need the exact same number of electrons as protons in order to have a neutral atom.
A neutral atom of carbon has 6 protons and 6 electrons. This is because in a neutral atom, the number of protons (positive charge) is equal to the number of electrons (negative charge), balancing each other out.
A carbon atom has an atomic number of 6, which means it has 6 protons in its nucleus. Since atoms are neutral, the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons. Therefore, a carbon atom has 6 electrons.
In all there are 6 electrons, but the electrons are distributed over 2 shells. In the first shell, there are 2 electrons, and in the second there are 4 electrons. Note that this applies to the neutral atom of carbon.
Neutrons: 6 Protons: 6 Electrons:6
Carbon has 6 protons. In a neutral atom, the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons, which is why carbon, with 6 electrons, also has 6 protons. This is what defines it as the element carbon on the periodic table.
A carbon-40 atom has 6 protons, 6 electrons, and 34 neutrons.