An uncharged isotope with an atomic number of 6 has 6 protons. The atomic number represents the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
You mentioned that the isotope has 19 nucleons, which means it has a total of 19 particles in the nucleus (protons + neutrons). Since we have already established that there are 6 protons, we can find the number of neutrons by subtracting the number of protons from the total number of nucleons:
\[ \text{Number of neutrons} = \text{Total nucleons} - \text{Number of protons} = 19 - 6 = 13. \]
Therefore, this isotope has:
- 6 protons
- 13 neutrons
In total, we have the following subatomic particles in this uncharged isotope:
- 6 protons
- 13 neutrons
- 6 electrons (since the atom is uncharged and there are as many electrons as protons)
So the complete list of subatomic particles in this isotope is:
- 6 protons
- 13 neutrons
- 6 electrons
This particular isotope with 19 nucleons (6 protons and 13 neutrons) is known as Carbon-19 (\(^{19}\text{C}\)).
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