Question

the nucleus of a singly ionized carbon atom
contains
(a) 6 protons and 6 neutrons
(b) 5 protons and 6 neutrons 6
(c) 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons
(d) 12 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons
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Answer 1

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Answer must be option (A)

Reason: A carbon atom has 6 protons, 6 electrons and 6 neutrons.

If it is singly ionized, it means either one electron is added or subtracted from it.

To satisfy the above condition only 1st option seems to be correct.

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