Science, asked by engrhira86, 11 months ago

All carbon atoms have atomic number 6, but some have mass number 12 and others have mass number 14.what is a. The same b. Different about the structure of these two types of carbon atoms?

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Answered by muhammadfaizan0986

I want part b answer please

Answered by RitaNarine

A neutral atom of Carbon-12 contains six protons, six neutrons, and six electrons; therefore, it has a mass number of 12 (six protons plus six neutrons). Neutral carbon-14 contains six protons, eight neutrons, and six electrons; its mass number is 14 (six protons plus eight neutrons).

Atoms of an element with the same mass number make up an isotope of the element. Different isotopes of the same element cannot have the same mass number, but isotopes of different elements often do have the same mass number, e.g., carbon-14 (6 protons and 8 neutrons) and nitrogen-14.

The atomic mass of different atoms is different. Different atoms own different numbers of protons and electrons. Since, the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons varies, the atomic mass varies according to their number. Hence, different atoms have different atomic numbers.

Carbon-12 and carbon-14 are two isotopes of the element carbon. The difference between carbon-12 and carbon-14 is the number of neutrons in each of their atoms. ... Atoms of both isotopes of carbon contain 6 protons. Atoms of carbon-12 have 6 neutrons, while atoms of carbon-14 contain 8 neutrons.

Atomic mass is the average mass of an atom, taking into account all its naturally occurring isotopes. mass number The sum of the number of protons and the number of neutrons in an atom. the atomic number of protons in an atom.

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