2007-12-24 06:37:56 · 9 answers · asked by Gaje S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Assuming carbon-12, you will have 6 protons and 6 neutrons
For the isotopes of carbon (e.g.: carbon-14), each will have a different a mount of neutrons. To calculate the number of neutrons (number of protons is always 6 to represent its atomic number), use this formula:
Say you had carbon-X (X is just a number), then to calculate the number of neutrons, the formula is X-6 = # of neutrons
2007-12-24 06:44:35 · answer #1 · answered by ¿ /\/ 馬 ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-15 11:27:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon will always have 6 protons. The number of neutrons is 6 if you have Carbon 12. For other isotopes of carbon, 7 neutrons in Carbon 13, and 8 neutrons in Carbon 14--still with 6 protons each.
2007-12-24 06:48:42 · answer #3 · answered by Charles M 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I did a report on Carbon two years ago for high school chem. There's 6 protons and 6 electrons. USUALLY there are 6 neutrons, but the number of neutrons varies with different isotopes. The atomic mass of carbon is about 12.
Atomic mass is the protons plus a weighted average of neutrons. Basically, there are different amounts of neutrons and there are x many with 6, y many with 7, etc, and they figure out how frequent each isotope occurs, add them up kind of like how teachers weigh tests higher than homework, and pop out the average amount of neutrons. They then add that to the amount of protons and get atomic mass.
For carbon, there are 6 protons, and the atomic mass is about 12, so 12-6=6 neutrons.
2007-12-24 06:47:40 · answer #4 · answered by Shenanigans Mahone OHooligan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-02 21:34:58 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 6 protons and 6 neutrons in regular carbon.
However, carbon also has many isotopes. One of them is Carbon-14. This carbon has 6 protons, but 8 neutrons.
2007-12-24 06:45:34 · answer #6 · answered by o-O 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2015-08-10 11:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
carbon has atomic number 6 in all isotopic forms.
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no. of protons in all forms of carbon is the same = 6
as for the number of neatrons, it varies, depending on the mass number (A)
if A=11, no. of neutrons = 5
if A=12, no. of neutrons = 6 (most common form, so this is your answer)
if A=13, no. of neutrons = 7
if A=14, no. of neutrons =8
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2007-12-24 08:20:51 · answer #8 · answered by ♣♠The Boss♠♣ 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
6 protons
6 neutrons
6 electrons
2007-12-24 14:47:07 · answer #9 · answered by Fian 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
6 protons 6 electrons and 6 neutrons.
2007-12-24 06:46:45 · answer #10 · answered by extreme_moonsault_4_life 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋