2.     The most common isotope of carbon has a mass of 12. Carbon has an atomic number of 6. A.     How many protons are in an atom of carbon? 17 B.     How many neutrons are in an atom of carbon? C.     How many electrons are in an atom of carbon

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2.     The most common isotope of carbon has a mass of 12. Carbon has an atomic number of 6.
A.     How many protons are in an atom of carbon? 17
B.     How many neutrons are in an atom of carbon?
C.     How many electrons are in an atom of carbon?
D.     Another isotope of carbon has a mass of 14. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in this isotope? 

 

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