Whatever the number of neutrons are in the nucleus is the number of protons.
Ex: Neutrons- 4
Protons - 4
Electrons-3
(Which would be an example of a positively charged atom)
An atom has the same number of electrons as it does protons, and the number of protons determines what element it is.
Each chemical element has a specific number of protons; the number of protons is equal to atomic number of the element.
The atomic number = Number of protons = Number of electrons
The number of protons is the same as the atomic number of the element of interest.
The atomic number of an element gives its number of protons per atom. Sodium's atomic number is 11. Thus, sodium has 11 protons per atom.
Every element has a different number of protons.
The atomic number of the element refers to the number of protons of an atom: all atoms of an element have this number of protons. A neutral atom of the element will have the same number of electrons.
IT IS DIFFERENT WITH THE ELEMENT. uSE THE ATOMIC NUMBER OF ELEMENT.
It will have 30 protons and 30 electrons if the atom is neutral.
We use atomic number for recognize chemical elements. atomic number means, how many protons are there in a single atom.
Its protons. The atom changes depending on how many protons it has. See also atomic number.
The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in each atom of the element, whether neutral or not. If the atom is neutral, the number of electrons in the atom is the same as the number of protons.