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carbon has 12 neucleons and 6 protons so it has 12- 6= 6 neutrons
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What forces in carbon 14 does isotope transform a neutron into a proton?
Nuclear forces are the exact forces in carbon-14 that transforms a neutron into a proton. The actual process includes alpha decay, beta decay, relative dating, and absolute dating.
How does carbon 12 become carbon 14?
It doesn't. Under natural conditions, carbon 14 generally forms from nitrogen 14. A high energy neutron from space strikes the nitrogen nucleus, causing it to eject a proton, ultimately forming a carbon 14 atom and hydrogen 1 atom. It can also occur via neutron capture by carbon 13. Currently there is an overabundance of carbon 14 in the atmosphere as a result of nuclear testing.
How is carbon-14 produced?
Carbon-14 forms in the upper atmosphere, when a nitrogen atom is converted to an atom of carbon and atom of hydrogen by the addition of a neutron; 14N + 1n ---> 14C + 1H.
What is the neutron to proton ratio in a stable form of carbon 12?
It is a 1:1 ratio because in a Carbon-12 atom there are 6 neutrons and 6 protons.
What is the mass number of a carbon isotope that has seven neutrons?
Carbon-7 is a theoretical isotope that does not actually exist. But if it DID exist, it would have one neutron, because the mass number of any isotope = protons + neutrons, and all carbon atoms have 6 protons. Therefore C-7 would have 6 protons and one neutron.
What is a number of neutron in carbon?
6
How many neutron will carbon have if the mass number is 13?
7
A neutron added to a carbon 12?
The carbon 12 isotope has six neutrons and six protons in the nucleus, hence, 12 nucleons in total.
Besides the neutron what was the other product of Chadwick's nuclear reaction?
carbon-12
How many protons and neutron and electrons are in the atom?
Carbon does not have an atomic number of 14.
What are the charges of the subatomic particles for carbon?
Neutron is neutral. Proton is positive. Electron is negative.
What forces in carbon 14 does isotope transform a neutron into a proton?
Nuclear forces are the exact forces in carbon-14 that transforms a neutron into a proton. The actual process includes alpha decay, beta decay, relative dating, and absolute dating.
Carbon 12 and carbon 14 are isotope of carbon?
because carbon-12 and carbon-14 both have different electrons while having the same proton and different neutron.
How does carbon 12 become carbon 14?
It doesn't. Under natural conditions, carbon 14 generally forms from nitrogen 14. A high energy neutron from space strikes the nitrogen nucleus, causing it to eject a proton, ultimately forming a carbon 14 atom and hydrogen 1 atom. It can also occur via neutron capture by carbon 13. Currently there is an overabundance of carbon 14 in the atmosphere as a result of nuclear testing.
What is the atomic number of an atom that has 6 protons 6 neutron and 6 electron?
6 which is Carbon
How is carbon-14 produced?
Carbon-14 forms in the upper atmosphere, when a nitrogen atom is converted to an atom of carbon and atom of hydrogen by the addition of a neutron; 14N + 1n ---> 14C + 1H.
What is the neutron to proton ratio in a stable form of carbon 12?
It is a 1:1 ratio because in a Carbon-12 atom there are 6 neutrons and 6 protons.
