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Can you alter the number of protons an element has without changing the element itself?
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No. The number of protons is part of the fundamental characteristics of an element.
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Which element has more protons in the nucleus of sodium?
Sodium is an element itself, it has no elements inside.
What happens when the number of protons in an atom change?
The type of atom is now different from what it was. (It has a new identity.)
Can you determine the element just by the number of neutrons?
It is the number of protons alone that determines elemental identity. Period. Different atoms of the sameelement can have different numbers of isotopes, called isotopes, but the nature of the element itself - its chemical identity - is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus. Only that.
An element cannot be changed by any physical or chemical means because those changes do not affect the atom's number of neutrons.?
An element is defined by the number of protons in its nucleus, known as its atomic number. This number determines the specific properties and identity of the element. Any physical or chemical changes to an element do not alter the number of protons, and therefore do not change the element itself.
Which particles that make up an atom are involved in nuclear reactions?
Protons, electrons, and neutrons are the subatomic particles that are involved in nuclear reactions.
Which element has more protons in the nucleus of sodium?
Sodium is an element itself, it has no elements inside.
How many elements in helium?
Helium is an element by itself with 2 protons
What happens when the number of protons in an atom change?
The type of atom is now different from what it was. (It has a new identity.)
Which elements are joined together in carbon?
None. Carbon is an element itself, with six protons.
Why cant a chemical reaction change an element into another element?
Because an element in itself is defined as the simplest form of any substance found on earth. So you cant take a simplest form of a fraction and make it smaller without changing it.
Why atomic number is expressed by protons and not electrons?
electrons change the charge of an atom, not the element itself.
What elements make up hydrogyn?
hydrogen itself is a element. it just compromises electrons and protons.
What happens if you change the number of protons of an element?
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
The atomic number is the same as?
The atomic number is the number fo protons in an atom's nucleus. It decides the element's position on the periodic table, as well as what the element is. No two elements have the same atomic number. As soon as the atomic number, or number of protons, changes, the element itself actually changes into a new element.
What are the ingrediants of iodine?
Iodine itself is an element, and therefore it has no ingredients other than protons, neutrons, electrons, and atoms.
What are the elemets of zinc?
Zinc itself is a chemical element and can not be made from any other element, except by nuclear reaction. The subatomic particles in zinc are protons, electrons, and neutrons.
Can you determine the element just by the number of neutrons?
It is the number of protons alone that determines elemental identity. Period. Different atoms of the sameelement can have different numbers of isotopes, called isotopes, but the nature of the element itself - its chemical identity - is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus. Only that.
