The isotope carbon-12 can be represented as 12C where the '12' is written in superscript. If you want to just represent carbon not as a isotope but as an element, you can just write its chemical symbol C. Carbon-12 has 6 protons, 6 electrons and 6 neutrons.
In the periodic table, numbers are not usually placed AFTER the symbol, but to the left and above and below. However, if the number appears AFTER the symbol, it usually tells you the atomic mass of the element. An example might be C-12 which refers to the isotope of carbon that has 12 protons and 12 electrons, and has an atomic mass of 12 amu.
the mass goes on top and the the atomic number on the bottom ie: 12/6 C
The element that has the atomic mass of 12 is carbon. For elements the correct expression is atomic weight (not mass). The atomic weight of carbon (after IUPAC 2009) is [12,0096; 12,0116] or as a more simple, conventional value 12,011.
The atomic number of any carbon isotope is 6, the number of protons in the nucleus of any carbon atom, irrespective of its mass number.
The atomic mass of carbon-12 is defined as 12 atomic mass units (amu). This corresponds to the mass of a single carbon-12 atom relative to 1/12th of the mass of a carbon-12 nucleus.
Well, in science I am learning atoms. Element: Carbon ....... Symbol: C ...... Atomic Number: 6 ....... Atomic Mass: 12 Element: Argon ......... Symbol: Ar...... Atomic Number: 18 ..... Atomic Mass: 40
The symbol for carbon is [ C ]
C, carbon.
The symbol for carbon is 'C'. Sometimes the atomic number (always 6) is written in subscript on the left of the 'C', and the atomic mass (normally one of 12, 13, 14) is written in superscript on the left of the 'C' in nuclear sciences. Carbon does not have an equation, it has a symbol. Carbon's symbol is C.
In the periodic table, numbers are not usually placed AFTER the symbol, but to the left and above and below. However, if the number appears AFTER the symbol, it usually tells you the atomic mass of the element. An example might be C-12 which refers to the isotope of carbon that has 12 protons and 12 electrons, and has an atomic mass of 12 amu.
the mass goes on top and the the atomic number on the bottom ie: 12/6 C
The element that has the atomic mass of 12 is carbon. For elements the correct expression is atomic weight (not mass). The atomic weight of carbon (after IUPAC 2009) is [12,0096; 12,0116] or as a more simple, conventional value 12,011.
To draw two isotopes of carbon, you would start with the atomic symbol "C" in the center of a circle. For carbon-12, which has a mass number of 12, you would write "12" as a superscript before the atomic symbol "C." For carbon-14, with a mass number of 14, you would similarly write "14" as a superscript before the atomic symbol "C." This notation helps differentiate between the isotopes based on their respective mass numbers.
The atomic number of any carbon isotope is 6, the number of protons in the nucleus of any carbon atom, irrespective of its mass number.
atomic mass of carbon=12 atomic number of carbon=6
Carbon has an average atomic mass of about 12.
The atomic mass of carbon-12 is defined as 12 atomic mass units (amu). This corresponds to the mass of a single carbon-12 atom relative to 1/12th of the mass of a carbon-12 nucleus.