chart below & Carbon-12 & Carbon-16 # of protons & & # of neutrons & & # of electrons & &

To fill out the table, we need to know the atomic number and mass number of carbon, as well as understand that the atomic number is equal to the number of protons and, in a neutral atom, also equal to the number of electrons. The mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons.Step 1: Identify the atomic number of carbon.Carbon has an atomic number of 6, which means every carbon atom has 6 protons.Step 2: Fill in the number of protons for Carbon-12 and Carbon-16.Since the atomic number is the same for all carbon isotopes, both Carbon-12 and Carbon-16 have 6 protons.Step 3: Determine the number of neutrons.The mass number minus the atomic number gives the number of neutrons.For Carbon-12: 12 (mass number) - 6 (atomic number) = 6 neutrons.For Carbon-16: 16 (mass number) - 6 (atomic number) = 10 neutrons.Step 4: Determine the number of electrons.In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons.Therefore, both Carbon-12 and Carbon-16 have 6 electrons.Final Answer:\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline\ &\ Carbon-12\ &\ Carbon-16\ \\\hline\ \#\ of\ protons\ &\ 6\ &\ 6\ \\\hline\ \#\ of\ neutrons\ &\ 6\ &\ 10\ \\\hline\ \#\ of\ electrons\ &\ 6\ &\ 6\ \\\hline\end{array}