Are oxygen atoms the same as gold atoms?

Answer 1

yes.

Answer 2

Yes. Atoms are atoms. Elements, and thereby gold and oxygen, are determined by the number of protons in their compositition. This is usually seen through the atomic weight, but the weight can be skewed by neutrons.

Answer 3

Though they are built out of the same parts, these two types of atoms are not the same. Both oxygen and gold atoms are constructed of protons, neutrons and electrons, but there are different numbers of these and, more importantly, they are in different

arrangements.

The nucleus (center) of an atom consists of positively charged protons and neutrons with no (or "neutral") charge. The outside of an atom is made up of electrons.

These electrons are normally the only way an atom interacts with other atoms. Also important is that these electrons are in layers (usually called "shells"). Only the outermost layer (shell) will interact with other atoms.

So, how an atom acts is largely determined by the number of electrons in its outermost shell. Each layer of shell can only hold so many electrons. The first shell can hold 2. The second eight, the third, fourteen, and so on. The number of electrons in the top layer, and the number of available empty slots, tell us how an atom will act.

To return to your original question, oxygen atoms have eight total electrons with six electrons and two empty slots in the top layer. Gold atoms have seventy-nine electrons with one electron and seventeen empty slots in the top layer.

And that's why gold and oxygen are not the same.

Answer 4

No. Well, they are both atoms, but oxygen is much less dense than gold, and much smaller than gold. Also remember that one is a gas at room temperature, and the other a solid, which shows that they have very different properties, too.

Oxygen, if you look on the Periodic Table, has an atomic number of only 8. (Atomic number refers to the number of protons in the nucleus, and therefore the number of electrons; in this case, 8). It has an Atomic Mass of 16.00 amu - this refers to how massive, or 'heavy' an atom is.

Gold, on the other hand, has an atomic number of 79, and an atomic mass of 196.97 amu (Atomic Mass Units). Basically this just means it is much bigger and heavier than oxygen.

There are quite a few other differences, such as how many valence electrons they have and their relative electronegativities. I'm not the best person to answer any more, though. Wikipedia is always a good source, but if you are taking chemistry or another science in school, your teacher won't use so many annoying terms you've never heard of before - probably :p :)

Answer 5

All gold atoms are identical. There is no way to differentiate one gold atom from another.

For some elements, there may be slight differences in the number of neutrons in the nucleus. For gold, there are no other stable isotopes of gold; 100% of gold atoms have 79 protons and 118 neutrons.

Answer 6

No they have different electrons and protons.

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Answer 7

Hydrogen: atomic weight = 1,00794; 1 proton, 1 electron; atomic number 1

Oxygen: atomic weight =15,9994; 8 protons, neutrons and electrons; atomic number 8

Answer 8

An atom of iron has 26 protons. An atom of oxygen has 8 protons. The atoms are significantly different.

Answer 9

Iron is just a specific type of atom.

Answer 10

yes.