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Is it possible to have carbon atoms with different numbers of protons?
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∙ 11y ago
No because the number of protons never changes or else the element changes.
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∙ 13y agoNo. The number of protons defines which element an atom belongs to.
Carbon always has six protons. If an atom has any more or fewer electrons than six it is a different element.
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∙ 13y agoNo. By definition a carbon atom always has 6 protons. If you change the number of protons you change the element.
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How many neutrons does the isotope carbon-14 have?
carbon 14 has 6 protons, 6 electrons, and 8 neutrons.
What are isotopes of the same element?
Isotopes of an element have nuclei with the same number of protons (the same atomic number) but different numbers of neutrons. Therefore, isotopes have different mass numbers, which give the total number of nucleons-the number of protons plus neutrons. Many, if not all, elements have isotopes. Most are unstable, i.e. radioactive, due to interactions involving the weak force. IN SHORT:Isotopes have the same atomic number but different atomic mass. For example: Carbon-12, for instance, has 6 protons and 6 neutrons. Carbon-13, an isotope of carbon, has 6 protons and 7 neutrons.
What is it called when a atom with the same number of proton but different number of neutron?
Isotopes have the same numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons. One of the most common examples is carbon: C12 is the standard carbon atom, but C13 and C14, although still carbon atoms, have one or two extra neutrons.
How is carbon atom different from a sodium atom?
hi, a carbon atom has 6 protons while sodium atom has 7 protons.
What atom has 6 protons?
On the periodic table, that would be considered as "Carbon". Just look at the atomic number at the top of the names on the periodic table, and that would give the numbers of protons in the atom.
How many protons are there in carbon?
There are 6 protons in carbon. The weights of the different isotopes are due to different numbers of neutrons.
Why are masses of different isotopes of the same element different?
Mass numbers of isotopes is the sum of the protons and neutrons. If the same element the atoms must have the same number of protons (different protons = different elements) so the mass numbers are different only because they have different numbers of neutrons. Ex: a;; carbon atoms must have 6 protons, most carbon atoms have 6 neutrons also, this they are carbon-12. Some carbon atoms have 8 neutrons so these are carbon-14.
How many protons will carbon have if the mass number is 13?
it is possible for a particular element to have various numbers of neutrons
How many neutrons does the isotope carbon-14 have?
carbon 14 has 6 protons, 6 electrons, and 8 neutrons.
What are carbon-12 carbon-13 and carbon-14 carbon atoms with different numbers of electrons different elements different isotopes of the same element?
Carbon-12 and Carbon-14 are both isotopes of carbon, so they cannot have different numbers of protons. The numbers of protons determines the element's identity. Isotopes of atoms are formed by atoms that have differing numbers of neutrons. Carbon-12 will have 6 protons and 6 neutrons and Carbon-14 will have 6 protons and 8 neutrons.
What is the diff between carbon -14 and carbon?
Carbon comes in 3 varieties called isotopes, which have different numbers of neutrons. The vast majority of carbon is carbon-12, which has 6 protons and 6 neutrons (all carbon atoms have 6 protons, that's what makes it carbon). Less common is carbon-13, which has 6 protons and 7 neutrons. The rarest is carbon-14, which has 6 protons and 8 neutrons. It is mildly radioactive.
How can carbon still be considered a single element and have different mass numbers?
Every element can have different mass numbers; these reflect the number of neutrons in the atom in addition to the protons that determine which element it is.
If there are 2 or more atoms contain the same number of protons but different numbers of neutronswhat are they called?
They are called isotopes. An example of isotopes are Carbon-12 and Carbon-14.
When an element have different atomic number and the same mass number what is it called?
Do you mean same atomic number and different mass numbers? If so then these are known as ISOTOPES. All atoms of any given element will have the same atomic number (number of protons in the nucleus) as this is what makes the element what it is. It is the number of neutrons in the nucleus which varies and hence the mass number (the number of protons plus the number of neutrons). For eg Carbon has three ISOTOPES - carbon-12, carbon-13 and carbon-14. They all have atomic number of 6 (6 protons in their nucleii) but have different numbers of neutrons (6, 7 or 8 respectively) and therefore different mass numbers.
What are isotopes of the same element?
Isotopes of an element have nuclei with the same number of protons (the same atomic number) but different numbers of neutrons. Therefore, isotopes have different mass numbers, which give the total number of nucleons-the number of protons plus neutrons. Many, if not all, elements have isotopes. Most are unstable, i.e. radioactive, due to interactions involving the weak force. IN SHORT:Isotopes have the same atomic number but different atomic mass. For example: Carbon-12, for instance, has 6 protons and 6 neutrons. Carbon-13, an isotope of carbon, has 6 protons and 7 neutrons.
What is it called when a atom with the same number of proton but different number of neutron?
Isotopes have the same numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons. One of the most common examples is carbon: C12 is the standard carbon atom, but C13 and C14, although still carbon atoms, have one or two extra neutrons.
Why are there the same number of protons and electrons in a carbon atom?
In any neutral atom, the numbers of protons and electrons are equal.
