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The number of protons determine the element. It is equal to the atomic number. The number of electrons is equal to the number of protons only of the atom is neutral.
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Electronegativity is a measure of an atom's ability to?
Kind of... It is a measure of the electrons on a single atom of that element.
An element is made up of only one kind of what?
Each element is made up of one kind of atom. Every element is made up of electrons (negative), protons (positive) and neutrons (neutral). Only protons and neutrons have mass. Electrons orbit the nucleus which contains protons and neutrons.
What Elements contain only one type of atom?
By definition, an Element contains only one kind of atom - atoms of that element. If it has more than one kind, it is a compound, not an element.
What is a substance that contains the same kind of atom?
an element
What do you call a substance that only contains one kind of atom?
An element.
Which part of an atom helps describe the property of the atom and determines what kind of element it is?
Protons (the number of ..) determine the 'kind' of element,and the electrons in the outmost valency orbital determine the properties(the number of electron; and 'octet' rule: "make it eight preferably').
Does the number of electrons an atom has defines what kind of element it is?
yes
What is the use of neutrons protons and electrons?
Neutron are what keeps the nucleus together. Protons are what decides the kind of element which the atom is and the electrons decide the charge of the atom.
What is the smallest piece of an element that still retains the properties of the element?
The atom. Anything smaller is an atomic particle from which all elements are made.
What kind of element an atom is?
An atom is the smallest piece of an element that can be identified as that element.
Electronegativity is a measure of an atom's ability to?
Kind of... It is a measure of the electrons on a single atom of that element.
What are electrons that exist in an atoms highest occupied energy level known as?
Those are known as valance electrons, because they determine the kind of chemical reactions that the atom will undergo.
What can an electron be in?
well the nucleous is the center of an atom which is surrounded by electrons and neutrons..kind of like a small orbit around the nucleous how many neutrons and electrons depend on the element..hope i helped
Atoms of different elements are alike?
no. There is one element for each kind of atom.
Every what has its own kind of atom?
Every element has its own kind of atom, identifiable from atoms of another element by its number of protons.
What kind of electrons move into an atom?
positive
What kind of atom has three electrons?
lithium
