Carbon
When we consider charged particles, we are only concerned with protons and electrons. Neutrons have no charge, so they don't contribute to a positive or negative charge. Protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge. They are both equally positive and negative, that is to say one proton cancels out the charge of one electron. So as long as there are equal numbers of protons and electrons, the particle will be neutral. If there are six protons, then there needs to be six electrons in order to be neutral.
Zero, the atom would be electrostatically neutral.. the 6 positive charges of the protons are cancelled out by the 6 negatives of the electrons
P + and e - As the charges are balanced in this atom the atom is neutral.
A neutral atom has an equal number of protons and electrons, resulting in no net charge. For example, a carbon atom has six protons in its nucleus and six electrons surrounding it, making it neutral overall. The balance between these positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons is what defines the atom's neutrality.
An atom with six protons in the nucleus is a carbon element.
An atom has no net charge, and is therefore neutral, as long as the number of protons is the same as the number of electrons. There would be no charge. If there is the same number of protons to electrons, there would be no extra attraction to create a charge.
atomic number = number of protons = 6
Neon
Boron has an atomic number of 5, which means that it has 5 protons in its nucleus. In a neutral atom, the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons surrounding the nucleus. Therefore, a boron atom has 5 electrons to balance the 5 protons.
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The basic Carbon atom has six protons and six electrons
there is the same number of electrons ans protons. and the proton number is 6. so you have 6 electrons.