All carbon atoms, and only carbon atoms, contain six protons and have an atomic number Atomic Number - A number representing the positive charge or number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. Oxygen atoms contain 8 protons and have an atomic number. The bottom number of the atom is the atomic number which is based on the number of protons. The 14 is the total mass of the atom. Carbon 14 has 6 protons and 8 neutrons for a total mass of 14. Carbon has an atomic number of 6 and a mass number of 12, Mass number = # protons + # neutrons. 12 = 6 + # neutrons. #neutrons = 12 - 6 = 6. For the carbon isotope. Name: Carbon Symbol: C Atomic Number: 6 Atomic Mass: 12.0107 amu Melting Point: 3500.0 °C (3773.15 K, 6332.0 °F) Boiling Point: 4827.0 °C (5100.15 K, 8720.6 °F) Number of Protons/Electrons: 6 Number of Neutrons: 6 Classification: Non-metal Crystal Structure: Hexagonal Density @ 293 K: 2.62 g/cm 3 Color: May be black Atomic Structure.
What is the atomic number of carbon-14?
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Explanation:
The atomic number is the number of protons, massive, positively charged nuclear particles, present in the nucleus of an atom. #Z# DEFINES the indentity of the element...#Z=1,# #'hydrogen'# ; #Z=2,# #'helium'# ; #Z=3,# #'lithium'# ; #Z=4,# #'beryllium'# ; #Z=5,# #'boron'# ; and #Z=6,# #'carbon....'# ...etc.. or at least that's what it says on the Periodic Table.
Of course we gots the ISOTOPE, #'^14C# ...the nucleus of this isotope has EIGHT neutrons, 8 neutrally-charged massive nuclear particles, the which interact somehow with the protons. #'^14C# occurs with an isotopic abundance of approx. one part in #10^12# ...
Explanation:
The bottom number of the atom is the atomic number which is based on the number of protons.
The 14 is the total mass of the atom. Carbon 14 has 6 protons and 8 neutrons for a total mass of 14