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List the number of protons neutrons and electrons in 13/6C

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The 6 is the atomic number of carbon:

This number tells us how many PROTONS there are in the atom = 6 protons

Because there are 6 protons in the atom, there must be 6ELECTRONS in the atom


The number 13 is the atomic mass of the atom.

Atomic mass is equal to number of protons + number of neutrons. Because we know that we ahve 6 protons, to get to 13 we have to have 7 NEUTRONs


Number of protons = 6

number of neutrons = 7

number of electrons = 6


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