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The Periodic Table of the Elements classifies all of the known elements into categories based on their physical and chemical properties. In order to be identified as the element carbon (C), an atom must have ____________________.

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14 protons, a non-metal, a neutral carbon would have 4 valence electrons (don’t add things to do with its mass or charge, as it’s not finite)
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