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Carbon. The 6 indicates the atomic number.
The metals and non metals which tend to form positive ions are cations. It is because of their electronic configuration.
The sum of the superscript in an electron configuration is equal to the atomic number.
The elements with a s2 p3 electron configuration are located in the 5A (or 15) column of the periodic table: nitrogen, N; phosphorus, P; arsenic, As; antimony, Sb, and bismuth, Bi.
A side-by-side configuration is simply an arrangement where two things are adjacent to each other. It could be said that houses are built on lots in a side-by-side configuration. Driving down the street, you see house after house after house. The main guns on a battleship are arranged in a turret in a side-by-side configuration.