Let's see, 1hydrogen, 2helium, 3lithium, 4beryllium, 5boron, 6carbon, 7nitrogen, 8oxygen. Eight protons in one atom of oxygen. Oxygen is diatomic, so there would be 16 protons in a typical oxygen "molecule."
For Example: If the atom has a 2- charge and 2 protons are added the charge will become neutral. However, if it is already neutral, and you add 2 protons, the charge will become a 2+.
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Not only that, but you'd also end up with a different element. The number of protons in the atom is specific to that element.
The answer is Neon. Now get back to the Physics Quiz.
The number of protons in an atom determine the atomic number of the element. Oxygen has a number of 8, and making that number 6 makes the element Carbon.
Oxygen has eight protons. Add two more and you get Neon which has 10.
It becomes a carbon nucleus.
It becomes a carbon isotope
Carbon.
you cant add proton to an atom...u can only add electron....
First you want to start with how many electrons there are in a neutral atom. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons equals the number of protons, which equals the atomic number, which is eight in this case. When becoming an ion and reacting with other elements in an ionic bond, oxygen will gain two electrons. So we just add two onto the number in a neutral atom for a total of ten.
Ions of an element are formed when electrons are added or removed. When protons are added or removed, the element itself is different. Aluminium can form 3+ ion by losing three electrons. Besides, if it was possible to add three protons to aluminium, the species formed will be sulphur atom and not aluminium atom.
If you add the number of protons to the number of neutrons in an atom, you have calculated that atom's atomic mass.
The number of electrons is the same as the number of protons or the atomic number. If the element is an ion of e.g O+2, you would take away 2 from the atomic number and if it is O-2, you would add two electrons
An oxygen atom can only have 8 protons. If you were to add any it would no longer be oxygen. But if you were to add 2 protons to it, it would become the element neon. When neon becomes ionized it glows a an orangy-red.
you cant add proton to an atom...u can only add electron....
add the number of protons and nuetrons together
To calculate the atomic mass of an element, add up the mass of protons and nuetrons.
The element transforms itself into another element because each element have a specific number of protons. If the number of protons changes, the element changes as well. The number of protons in an atom defines it elemental identity, so if the number of protons in an element increases by one it becomes another element. Although this reference doesn't really provide a direct answer, it does provide additional information that might be of interest: http://www.answers.com/topic/proton
They're called nucleons. The two types of nucleons are protons and neutrons. Protons are positively charged nucleons and determine, in an atom, what element that atom is. Neutrons have no charge and just supposedly add mass to an atom.
no, you add the protons and neutrons
To figure out the weight of combined elements, you look at a periodic table to find the atomic masses of each element. Then you add up all of those masses to find the weight of the combined elements.
A negative 2 charge means that the oxygen is richer in two electrons. The configuration of oxygen is: 1s22s22p4 and we can conclude that it has 8 electrons. For the atom to be neutral the amount of protons must be the same. Oxygen atom has 8 neutrons. Let's add the two electrons to the eight, so the oxygen will be on negative 2 charge. To summarize, the amount of electrons - 10, protons- 8, neutrons - 8.
First you want to start with how many electrons there are in a neutral atom. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons equals the number of protons, which equals the atomic number, which is eight in this case. When becoming an ion and reacting with other elements in an ionic bond, oxygen will gain two electrons. So we just add two onto the number in a neutral atom for a total of ten.
To the find the mass number of an atom you add the protons and neutrons. Meaning that the mass number of this atom is 12.
The number of protons in an atom is equal to its atomic number. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to that of protons. If the atom is negatively charged, add it to the number of electrons; and if positive, subtract.