Question

Complete the following:

Carbon contains _______ protons and ________ neutrons.

Answer 1

1. Carbon contains 6 protons and 6 neutrons.
2. The atomic number of carbon is 6 as the number of protons is 6 and the atomic mass number is 12 sum of protons and neutrons is 12.
3. Hence carbon has 6 electrons in its orbit, 6 protons and 6 neutrons in its nucleus.