If you look at the Periodic Table, the atomic number denotes the number of protons in the element. For example, the first element on the table is hydrogen, and it has one proton (the fewest). Element number two is helium, and it has two protons, etc.
Hydrogen (H) has one proton.
See the Related Questions for more information about how to count the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in any element.
An atom should have at least one proton in its nucleus. The smallest isotope is hydrogen-1. It has one proton, no neutrons and one electron.
Boron would be the metalloid with the fewest number of protons (5).
Hydrogen.
It has 1 proton.
Hydrogen, with only one proton.
Hydrogen because it's proton number is 1
The element which has the smallest atomic number has the smallest number of protons. In this case, argon has a proton number of 18 (therefore it has 18 protons in each atom), but nitrogen has fewer protons - it has a proton number of just 7, meaning that it has seven protons per nitrogen atom.
Experimentally, I'm not sure, but I know you can look at your periodic chart, the large number over the symbol of each element is teh number of protons in that element.
Each element has a unique number of protons. If another atom has the same number of protons as that element, it is the same element.
28^Si and 14 protonsThe metalloid Si (silicon) is correctly matched with 14 protons, because the atomic number of Si is 14.
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.
The element which has the smallest atomic number has the smallest number of protons. In this case, argon has a proton number of 18 (therefore it has 18 protons in each atom), but nitrogen has fewer protons - it has a proton number of just 7, meaning that it has seven protons per nitrogen atom.
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Each chemical element has a specific number of protons; the number of protons is equal to atomic number of the element.
The identity of an element is determined by the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms. This is the atomic number of an element.
Experimentally, I'm not sure, but I know you can look at your periodic chart, the large number over the symbol of each element is teh number of protons in that element.
There are many different types of elements, all varying in the number of protons they contain. To determine the number of protons in a specific element, refer to the periodic table of elements. The atomic number (generally listed above the element's symbol, sometimes represented as 'Z') is equal to the number of protons in that atom.
By definition, the number of protons in the atoms of an element is the atomic number of the element.
Each element has a unique number of protons. If another atom has the same number of protons as that element, it is the same element.
The number of protons in the nucleus identifies the element. It is like a fingerprint for that element. No other element will have that same number of protons. As soon as the number of protons in the nucleus changes, so does the identity of the element change.
The number of protons in an atom of an element is equal to the number of electrons in that atom which is equal to that element's atomic number.
The number of protons in the nucleus of an element gives that element its ATOMIC NUMBER.
The protons of an element determine the atomic number, also known as the proton number. Do not confuse this with mass number which is the number of protons and neutrons.