Question

1. when building your own atom, youve learned all about the balance of protons and electrons in a neutral atom. a carbon atom has 6 electrons. what does that fact tell you about the number of protons it has? it has 6 protons it has 12 protons it has 3 protons it has 5 protons

Explanation:

Step1: Recall atomic - charge balance

In a neutral atom, the number of protons equals the number of electrons.

Step2: Identify electron number

The carbon atom has 6 electrons.

Step3: Determine proton number

Since the number of protons = number of electrons in a neutral atom, the number of protons is 6.

Answer:

It has 6 protons