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A carbon atom always contains six protons.

In nature, carbon most commonly has six (12C, carbon-12), seven (13C, carbon-13) or eight (14C, carbon-14) neutrons.

However, man-made isotopes of carbon contain as few as two neutrons (8C) or as many as sixteen (22C). Thirteen of the fifteen isotopes of Carbon (i.e. all except 12C and 13C) are radioactive.

In addition to neutrons and protons, a carbon atom always has six electrons in orbits around the nucleus.

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