Question
Select the different parts of a Carbon Atom
a 6 Electrons
b 2 Electrons
c 6 Protons
d 2 Protons
e 7 Neutrons
f 6 Neutrons
a 6 Electrons
b 2 Electrons
c 6 Protons
d 2 Protons
e 7 Neutrons
f 6 Neutrons
Answers
GPT-4o mini
A carbon atom consists of the following components:
- **Electrons**: A neutral carbon atom has 6 electrons. However, there are only 2 electrons in the first energy level (or shell) and 4 electrons in the second energy level (or shell).
- **Protons**: Carbon has 6 protons in its nucleus.
- **Neutrons**: The most common isotope of carbon (Carbon-12) has 6 neutrons. However, carbon can also exist in other isotopes, such as Carbon-14, which has 8 neutrons.
Based on your options, the correct selections are:
- a) **6 Electrons**
- c) **6 Protons**
- f) **6 Neutrons**
The other options (b, d, e) are not correct for the most common isotope of carbon.
- **Electrons**: A neutral carbon atom has 6 electrons. However, there are only 2 electrons in the first energy level (or shell) and 4 electrons in the second energy level (or shell).
- **Protons**: Carbon has 6 protons in its nucleus.
- **Neutrons**: The most common isotope of carbon (Carbon-12) has 6 neutrons. However, carbon can also exist in other isotopes, such as Carbon-14, which has 8 neutrons.
Based on your options, the correct selections are:
- a) **6 Electrons**
- c) **6 Protons**
- f) **6 Neutrons**
The other options (b, d, e) are not correct for the most common isotope of carbon.