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Atomic number of carbon is 6. How many electrons are there in a carbon atom ?

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The atomic number of carbon, i.e. the proton number of carbon is 6.
The number of electron in the extra nuclear part is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus.
`therefore` The number of electrons in a carbon atom = 6
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