Carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen have atomic numbers of 6, 7, and 8. How many neutrons are in their nuclei, and what are their atomic masses for the most common isotopes? 6, 7, and 8 neutrons for atomic masses 12, 14, and 16 7, 8, and 9 neutrons for atomic masses 13, 15, and 17 8, 9, and 10 neutrons for atomic masses 14, 16 and 18 no neutrons for atomic masses 6, 7, and 8 Solution Option A is correct! no. of neutron =mass no.-atomic no. we have atomic no. given and we know the mass numbers. in other options the masses are wrong firstly and if we get no. of neutron it will also come wrong. that\'s how we calculate it .