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How many protons does carbon 12 have?

If the element in question is carbon, it has 6 protons, whether it's 12C, 13C, 14C, or any of its other 12 known isotopes.


Is carbon 12 associated with fossil fuel burning?

Yes, you might have heard, which lead you to ask this question. I remember seeing graph's of how much and what time frame Carbon 12 has been put into are atmosphere. Here is one website that has a good explanation about it, all I did was type carbon 12 released from burning fossil fuels. http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2004/12/how-do-we-know-that-recent-cosub2sub-increases-are-due-to-human-activities-updated/ And here is a short passage from that website... Another, quite independent way that we know that fossil fuel burning and land clearing specifically are responsible for the increase in CO2 in the last 150 years is through the measurement of carbon isotopes. Isotopes are simply different atoms with the same chemical behavior (isotope means "same type") but with different masses. Carbon is composed of three different isotopes, 14C, 13C and 12C. 12C is the most common. 13C is about 1% of the total. 14C accounts for only about 1 in 1 trillion carbon atoms. CO2 produced from burning fossil fuels or burning forests has quite a different isotopic composition from CO2 in the atmosphere. This is because plants have a preference for the lighter isotopes (12C vs. 13C); thus they have lower 13C/12C ratios. Since fossil fuels are ultimately derived from ancient plants, plants and fossil fuels all have roughly the same 13C/12C ratio - about 2% lower than that of the atmosphere. As CO2 from these materials is released into, and mixes with, the atmosphere, the average 13C/12C ratio of the atmosphere decreases


How many types of atoms are present in carbon dioxide?

Carbon dioxide: CO2 Atoms of oxygen (16O, 17O, 18O) and atoms of carbon (12C, 13C, 14C).


Does carbon have the same number of protons neutrons and electrons?

Carbon has 6 protons an 6 electrons (in a neutral state). The number of neutrons is: - for 12C: 6 neutrons - for 13C: 7 neutrons - for 14C: 8 neutrons For artificila isotopes: number of neutrons = mass number - atomic number


Isotopes 12C 13C and 14C all behave the same chemically because they?

All have the same nuclear charge and consequently the same electron configuration.

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12C has one fewer proton than 13C?

Carbon 12 and carbon 14 are atoms of carbon, different isotopes of the element. Carbon owes its chemical identity, indeed, its elemental identity, to the number of protons in its nucleus. There are 6 of them. No more, no less. Carbon 12 has 6 protons and 6 neutrons. Carbon 14 has 6 protons and 8 neutrons. Carbon 14 has fewer protons than neutrons.


What are the isotope of carbon?

The most important is carbon-12.


The number of neutons in C is?

Common Isotopes of Carbon are 12C (6 neutrons), 13C (7 neutrons), and 14C (8 neutrons).


What does 13c and 11c mean for a snowboard?

Snowboard sizes for kids boots go from the smallest 11c, 12c, 13c, than goes to 1-15. The 1-15 sizes includes children through adult sizes. As for what the c indicates I believe its stands for child...not 100% sure though.


What temperature is 18C warmer than -13C?

18C warmer than -13C is 5C.


How many protons does carbon 12 have?

If the element in question is carbon, it has 6 protons, whether it's 12C, 13C, 14C, or any of its other 12 known isotopes.


The following atoms are all variations of the element carbon. 12c 13c and 14c. what are theses variations called?

The following atoms are all variations of the element carbon 12C 13C 14C what are these variations called isotopes. Isotopes are variants of a particular chemical element.


Is 96fl oz greater than 13c or less than?

yes


Is carbon 12 associated with fossil fuel burning?

Yes, you might have heard, which lead you to ask this question. I remember seeing graph's of how much and what time frame Carbon 12 has been put into are atmosphere. Here is one website that has a good explanation about it, all I did was type carbon 12 released from burning fossil fuels. http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2004/12/how-do-we-know-that-recent-cosub2sub-increases-are-due-to-human-activities-updated/ And here is a short passage from that website... Another, quite independent way that we know that fossil fuel burning and land clearing specifically are responsible for the increase in CO2 in the last 150 years is through the measurement of carbon isotopes. Isotopes are simply different atoms with the same chemical behavior (isotope means "same type") but with different masses. Carbon is composed of three different isotopes, 14C, 13C and 12C. 12C is the most common. 13C is about 1% of the total. 14C accounts for only about 1 in 1 trillion carbon atoms. CO2 produced from burning fossil fuels or burning forests has quite a different isotopic composition from CO2 in the atmosphere. This is because plants have a preference for the lighter isotopes (12C vs. 13C); thus they have lower 13C/12C ratios. Since fossil fuels are ultimately derived from ancient plants, plants and fossil fuels all have roughly the same 13C/12C ratio - about 2% lower than that of the atmosphere. As CO2 from these materials is released into, and mixes with, the atmosphere, the average 13C/12C ratio of the atmosphere decreases


What is 13c with a?

With a what : )?


What Is The difference between 5C and 18C?

13C or -13C depending on the order of subtraction


How many types of atoms are present in carbon dioxide?

Carbon dioxide: CO2 Atoms of oxygen (16O, 17O, 18O) and atoms of carbon (12C, 13C, 14C).