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All atoms consist of sub-atomic particles. An oxygen atom by itself consists of 8 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons. Protons, neutrons and electrons are all sub-atomic particles. Protons and neutrons are hadrons, and electrons are leptons. Leptons are elementary particles themselves, but the group known as hadrons (which includes protons and neutrons) are not elementary and are made up of smaller still sub-atomic particles called quarks. In the case of protons and neutrons, they are made of up and down quarks. A proton is made of 2 up and 1 down quark, and a neutron is made of 2 down and 1 up quark.
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Do carbon and oxygen have the same atomic mass?
They don't contain the same number of particles because some particles are more dense than others making one atom and another atom the same mass but not have the same number of particles.
What body is composed of protons neutrons and electrons?
Atom is the basic unit of matter which consists of three sub-atomic particles.
What is the atomic mass of an oxygen atom?
The atomic mass of an oxygen atom depends on which isotope of oxygen you are referring to. The AVERAGE atomic mass is approximately 15.9994
Which is larger an atom or a proton?
an atom, protons are one of three sub-atomic particles of the atom
What is the smallest unit of an element that maintains of that element?
The Atom is the smallest particle of an element that has characteristics of that element. The Atom consists of a certain amount of electrons, protons and usually neutrons. The amount of each of these sub-atomic particles is what makes an element into a Atom.
Do carbon and oxygen have the same atomic mass?
They don't contain the same number of particles because some particles are more dense than others making one atom and another atom the same mass but not have the same number of particles.
Is oxygen one atom?
Elements (oxygen being one of them) are composed of subatomic particles; that is, protons, neutrons, and electrons. Subatomic particles make up atoms (hence "sub"atomic). Therefore, it is reasonable to say that oxygen is an atom.
What body is composed of protons neutrons and electrons?
Atom is the basic unit of matter which consists of three sub-atomic particles.
What are the two particles called in the centre of an atom?
Nucleus (and it consists of protons and neutrons).
Definitions of sub atomic particles?
Sub-atomic particles are even smaller particles that make make an atom
How do and oxygen atom and oxygen molecule differ?
An oxygen atom consists of a single atom containing 8 protons and 8 electrons. An oxygen molecule consists of two such atoms covalently bonded together.
What is the atomic mass of an oxygen atom?
The atomic mass of an oxygen atom depends on which isotope of oxygen you are referring to. The AVERAGE atomic mass is approximately 15.9994
Which of the atomic particles requires 8 electrons in the outer shell in order to be considered a stable atom?
protons in the nucleus (the nucleus should have 8 protons). It is the oxygen-16 atom.
How do you determine the numbers of the three types of particles in each atom?
In an atom, no. of protons = no. of electrons=atomic no. no. of neutrons=atomic mass-atomic no.
All matter consists of particles?
It is a true statement that all matter is composed of atoms. The basic unit of any element is an atom. The Latin word for atom is atomus.
Where the nucleus of an atom consist?
the nucleas, is the center of an atom. It consists of two kinds of particles; Protons, and Neutrons. Protons have a positive electric charge, and Neutrons has a neutral (blank) electric charge. Every atom's nucleas has these two particles in them. The number of particles in a nucleas depends on what kind of atom.
Which atomic particles are in the atom's nucleus?
protons, and neutrons.
