Question

How many protons and neutrons are present in carbon atom ?​

Answer 1

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ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴛᴀʀᴛ, ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅɪᴄ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ. ɪᴛ ʜᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍɪᴄ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ 6. ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴀ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ʜᴀs 6 ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏɴs, 6 ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴏɴs, ᴀɴᴅ 6 ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Before you start, take a look at carbon on the periodic table. It has an atomic number of 6. That means a carbon atom has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons.