Your teacher gives you an envelope that contains the following items: ● 20 red paper circles labeled with a “+” symbol to indicate they represent protons ● 20 blue paper circles with no label to indicate they represent neutrons ● 20 yellow paper circles labeled with the “-“ symbol to indicate they represent electrons Your teacher then challenges you to use the items in the envelope to create a model of a carbon-14 atom. Before you begin, you and your group brainstorm ideas for creating your model. Your group suggests the following steps: Step Procedure 1 use 6 red circles for the nucleus of the atom 2 use 14 red circles for the nucleus of the atom 3 add 6 blue circles to the nucleus of the atom 4 add 8 blue circles to the nucleus of the atom 5 place 14 yellow circles around the nucleus of the atom 6 place 6 yellow circles around the nucleus of the atom Which of the following steps should you follow to create a correct model of a Carbon-14 atom? A. steps 2, 3, 6 B. steps 2, 4, 5 C. steps 1, 4, 6 D. steps 1, 3, 5
