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Why are there the same number of protons and electrons in a carbon atom?
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In any neutral atom, the numbers of protons and electrons are equal.
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How many electrons does on atom of carbon contain?
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.
How many electrons protons and neutrons are in a carbon atom?
6 protons, 6 electrons and 6 protons in carbon-12 atom
What element on the periodic table has 6 electrons?
Carbon has 6 electrons. You can tell because its atomic number is 6, and atomic number is the number of protons. In a neutral atom, the numbers of protons and electrons are equal.
Atomic number equals protons?
The atomic number is defined as the number of protons in an atom. The number of electrons will always be the same if the atom is neutral- if the atom is not neutral we usually call it an ion. The number of neutrons can vary, and make what are called isotopes. For example, carbon has atomic number 6, meaning every carbon atom has 6 protons. Every neutral carbon atom has 6 electrons. Carbon can have several isotopes, the most common of which is carbon-12 and carbon-14. Carbon 12 has 6 protons and 6 neutrons, and carbon 14 has 6 protons and 8 neutrons. Answer: atomic no. of an element= no. of protons = no. of electrons while no. of neutrons = mass no. - no. of protons
Why is a carbon atom different from an oxygen atom?
Because it hs a different number of protons and electrons
How many electrons and protons are in carbon?
A neutral carbon atom has 6 protons and 6 electrons.
How many protons and neutron and electrons are in the atom?
Carbon does not have an atomic number of 14.
Does carbon contain atom?
A carbon atom contains 6 protons, 6 electrons, and either 6 (carbon-12), 7 (carbon-13), or 8 (carbon-14) neutrons. The atomic number of carbon is 6, which tells you the number of protons and electrons; the Atomic Mass - atomic number = number of neutrons.
How many electron are in a carbon atom?
An electrically neutral carbon atom has the same number of electrons as it does protons: 6, which is equal to its atomic number.
How many electrons do atoms need to be neutral?
It depends entirely on what type of atom it is. (Neutral atom is redundant. A "non-neutral" atom is referred to as an ion) If it is an atom of carbon, for example, there are 6 electrons. Silicon, on the other hand, has 14 electrons.
In a neutral atom the number of electrons equals the number of what?
The number of electrons should equal the number of protons, otherwise you have an ion.
What atom of the carbon has 6 protons?
AnswerI am thinking 6 protons and 6 electrons!!!i know 6 protons and 6 electrons. if you look on the periodic table the number that is solid is the atomic number right. so if you take the mass and round it up.. you divide the mass by the atomic number and you get your answer.Definitly 6 protons and 6 electrons
