2007-02-05 15:52:27 · 4 answers · asked by Rebecca R 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
if you remove two protons and two neutrons from oxygen, it doesn't become oxygen anymore- it becomes Carbon-14
2007-02-05 15:57:30 · answer #1 · answered by kz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If two protons and two neutrons are removed from the nucleus of an oxygen atom it will only have 6 protons and 6 neutrons. That element is Carbon-12.
2007-02-05 23:58:11 · answer #2 · answered by Albertan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just think about the protons: Removing protons from the nucleus (kern) of an atom would create another atom. Oxygen has a total of 8 protons, if you take 2 protons out, you would have only 6 protons on the nucleus, having Carbon as the final element.
2007-02-05 23:58:01 · answer #3 · answered by F B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So.....Do you want to know the element formed by this hypothetical dissection? Atomic number = protons.
For O, protons=8. For element with 6 protons, it is carbon. Atomic weight = weight of protons and neutrons, which each is about the same weight as the other.
For oxygen, weight is 16. For element formed, weight is 12. So we wind up with Carbon of atomic weight 12, which is the common carbon found.
2007-02-05 23:59:08 · answer #4 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋