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There is no individual sub-atomic particle that is responsible for the identity of an element. It is the way the electrons, protons and (neutrons) are arranged in an element that gives it it's identity.
A neutral atom of a chemical element has a constant number of protons and electrons; loss or gain of electrons transform this atom in an ion.After the change of the number of protons the identity of the atom is lost.
The number of protons in the nucleus determines what element it is. There can be different isotopes that have more or less neutrons, and there can be ions meaning they're positively or negatively charged which means they've lost an electron or gained an extra one.
Gallium
This element is helium.
Five protons makes this the element boron. The number of protons is the atomic number, and determines the identity of an element. This example would be the boron-12 isotope because it contains 5 protons and 7 neutrons.
Boron is an atom or element, and it contains protons, electrons, and neutrons.
The number of protons and electrons and hence the identity of the element too.
be is a s block metal element. It contains 4 protons and 4 electrons.
ZnCl2 is not a element. It is an compound. however Zn contains 30 protons.
The number of protons and electrons and hence the identity of the element too.
The identity of an atom is defined by its Atomic Number, the number of Protons in the Nucleus. If the atom is un-ionized, it will also have the same number of electrons. So, just to be excruciatingly specific, every atom of the same element has exactly the same number of protons.
There is no individual sub-atomic particle that is responsible for the identity of an element. It is the way the electrons, protons and (neutrons) are arranged in an element that gives it it's identity.
It is the boron element. It contains similar numbers of electrons and protons.
Number protons equal to atomic number. So the element is Helium
Calcium: The identity of an element is determined by how many protons each atom of the element has, and calcium is the name of the element with 20 protons per atom.
A neutral atom of a chemical element has a constant number of protons and electrons; loss or gain of electrons transform this atom in an ion.After the change of the number of protons the identity of the atom is lost.