Carbon 12 the most common contains 6
Carbon 13 contains 7
Carbon 14 contains 8
To know the element, you need only know how many protons it has. All atoms of carbon have 6 protons. Carbon-12 is an isotope of carbon that has 6 protons and 6 neutrons.
Carbon-13 has 6 protons because the element is carbon. Since the atomic number for carbon is 6, it tells us the number of protons. Carbon-13 has 7 neutrons because to get the number of neutrons you subtract the atomic number from the mass number, which is 13.
Neutrons. The number of protons is ALWAYS the same for the same element. Different forms of the same element, called isotopes, differ in the number of neutrons only and will react chemically in exactly the same way.
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.
The element is carbon. The number of protons in an element defines its atomic number. In this case, 6 protons mean it is carbon, with 6 electrons balancing the charge and 8 neutrons adding to the atomic mass.
The carbon atom can have either 6, 7 or 8 neutrons in its nucleus.
Carbon is the element with mass 12. It has 6 neutrons.
carbon or boron
The element with 6 protons and 8 neutrons is carbon-14, which is a radioactive isotope of carbon.
The number of neutrons in a nucleus depends on the element referred to and the specific isotope. For example how many neutrons in Carbon-12 would give an answer of 6
To know the element, you need only know how many protons it has. All atoms of carbon have 6 protons. Carbon-12 is an isotope of carbon that has 6 protons and 6 neutrons.
Carbon is element number 6 and so has 6 protons so 14 - 6 means it has 8 neutrons
carbon 14 has 6 protons, 6 electrons, and 8 neutrons.
The element with 6 neutrons and 8 other neutrons is carbon. Carbon-12 is the most common isotope of carbon, with 6 protons and 6 neutrons. Carbon-14 is another isotope of carbon, with 6 protons and 8 neutrons.
carbon-14
They do not. All atoms of an element have the same number of protons otherwise they would not be that element. Taking carbon as an example, most carbon has 6 neutrons and is known as Carbon-12. There are traces of Carbon-13 with 7 neutrons and even traces of Carbon-14 with 8 neutrons present. So all the atoms in a lump of carbon would not have the same number of neutrons.
The number of protons defines the element. If an atom has six atoms, then it can only be carbon. If it has six neutrons, then it is 12C.