If a carbon atom was broken in half, would it still be carbon?

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Cory Cameron

31 March, 05:37

If a carbon atom was broken in half, would it still be carbon?

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Oconnell · Answer 1

If a carbon atom was broken in half, would it still be carbon? 99% of all carbon atoms are the isotope carbon-12m containing 6 protons and 6 neutrons. If you split that evenly, the resulting atom would have 3 protons and 3 neutrons, which would be lithium-6.