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Do some atoms have more or fewer protons than will other atoms of the same element?
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No. The atomic number of an element is determined by its number of protons. If two atoms have different numbers of protons, they have different atomic numbers and are different elements.
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What tells the number of protons in the?
number of protons in the atoms tells us to what chemical element atoms belongs. in other words :different number of protons means different element. also protons together with neutrons make most of the atoms weight.
What are atoms of an element that have the same number of protons as other atoms of that element but a different number of neutrons called?
They are called isotopes,
What is the key difference that causes atoms of one element to differ from the other atoms of all other elements?
The number of protons. This is given by the atomic number.
What is the key difference that causes the atoms of one element to differ from the atoms of the other elements?
number of protons
What is the difference between hydrogen and other elements?
hydrogen has fewer protons and electrons than any other element.
In what way are atoms of one element different from atoms of other elements?
The number of electrons and neutrons may differ for atoms of the same element. However, what distinguishes atoms of one element from those of a different element is the number of protons in the atom's nucleus. All of the atoms of an element have the same number of protons, which is the single most important determiner of the properties of an element.
All the atoms in every element?
neutral, with the number of protons equaling the number of electrons.
What are the atomic number of an element in a particle?
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines an element's atomic number. In other words, each element has a unique number that identifies how many protons are in one atom of that element. For example, all hydrogen atoms, and only hydrogen atoms, contain one proton and have an atomic number of 1. All carbon atoms, and only carbon atoms, contain six protons and have an atomic number of 6. Oxygen atoms contain 8 protons and have an atomic number of 8. The atomic number of an element never changes, meaning that the number of protons in the nucleus of every atom in an element is always the same.
What sets an atom of one element apart from atoms of all other element?
It has a different amount of protons, nuetrons and electrons than any other element's atom.
Some atoms may have more or fewer what than will other atoms of the same element?
Neutrons in the nucleus, so you have isotopes of the same element, For example hydrogen, deuterium and tritium.
What atom has the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons from other atoms of the same element?
Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons but differing numbers of neutrons in the nucleus.
What is an atom with more or fewer neutrons than atoms of the same element?
An atom of a certain element with a different number of neutrons compared with the common form of the element is called an isotope. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons in an atom, but a different number of neutrons (which means that they have a different atomic mass number).
