The element carbon (C) has 6 protons and 6 electrons as its atomic number is 6. The number of neutrons depends on the isotope under consideration. C-12, C-13 and C-14 isotopes have 6, 7 and 8 neutrons respectively.
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All isotopes of carbon have 6 protons.
A neutral carbon atom with the C-12 isotope has 6 protons. This is because the atomic number of carbon is 6, which corresponds to the number of protons in its nucleus.
There are 6 protons in a carbon-6 atom. The number 6 in the atomic symbol (C-6) represents the atomic number, which equals the number of protons in the nucleus of a carbon atom.
An atom of carbon-13 has 6 protons and 7 neutrons.
Carbon-12 has 6 protons and 6 neutrons. It is written as C-12 because it has 12 total nucleons (6 protons + 6 neutrons).