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The position of Carbon on the Periodic Table tells you how many protons carbon has in its nucleus. The number after it tells you the total number of protons and neutrons. You can take the number after it and subtract its number on the periodic table and get the number of neutrons.
For example: Helium is the second element in the periodic table. Helium 3 has two protons and one neutron. Helium 4 has 2 protons and 2 neutrons. Since it is element number 2 it has two protons.
Now try that with carbon.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agomass number - atomic number = number of neutrons
Mass number of carbon-14 is 14. The atomic number of carbon is 6.
Calculation:
14 - 6 = 8 neutrons.
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∙ 12y agoEight neutrons.
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∙ 12y agoA carbon-14 atom has 8 neutrons.
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∙ 12y agoCarbon 14 has 8 neutrons.
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∙ 11y ago8 neutrons
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How many protons are found in carbon How many neutrons are found in carbon?
To be a carbon atom or ion, it must contain 6 protons. There may be either 6, 7 or 8 neutrons along with the protons in the nucleus.
How many protons neutrons and electrons are there in a bromine atom?
The Bromine atom contains: 35 protons, 35 electrons, and 45 neutrons.
A neutral atom contains 5 neutrons and 4 protons how many electrins does it contain?
Protons: 5 Neutrons: 7 Electrons: 5
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The most stable isotope of sulfur (S-32) has 16 electrons, 16 protons and 16 neutrons.
How many protons neutrons and electrons are there in sulfur?
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How many protons neutrons and electrons are in carbon14?
7 protons, 7 neutrons and 7 electrons
How many protons and neutrons doe an atom contain?
Each atom has a unique combination of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
How many neutrons will an atom of platinum contain?
117 neutrons in Pt-195 isotope.
If the atomic mass of an atom is 38 and the atom contains 15 protons how many neutrons does the atom contain?
Protons and neutrons each have an atomic mass of 1 So, 38-15=23 Neutrons
If the atomic mass of an atom is 48 and the atom contains 20 protons how many neutrons does the atom contain?
28. Atomic mass - Atomic # (same as the number of protons) = number of neutrons
A neutral atom contains 5 neutrons and 4 protons. How many electrons does it contain?
4 A+
How many electrons does a neon atom contain?
a neon atom has 10 electrons , 10 protons , and 10 neutrons. its mass no. is 20 and atomic no. is 10. it is a stable atom.
How many neutrons are in an atom I?
A typical atom of iodine contains 74 neutrons.
How many protons and neutrons does a nucleus of an atom contain?
Each element has a different number of protons and neutrons. So it changes for each element.
How many neutrons does an atom of 21Ne have?
11 neutrons
How many neutrons in a selenium atom?
45 neutrons
How many neutrons does the nucleus of a nitrogen atom contain?
there are 7 neutrons because when you take away the number of protons, which is 7 as well, from the atomic mass, which is 14 when rounded, you get 7 which is the number of neutrons in nitrogen.
