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The atom's atomic number is equal to the number of protons in its nucleus.
For example, an element with 19 protons in its nucleus is Potassium (K), the 19th element on the Periodic Table.
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∙ 14y agoFor an element the number of protons is the atomic number on the periodic table.
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Does the number of protons identify an atom as a specific element?
Yes.
What number is used to identify different elements on the periodic table?
atomic number (or number of protons)
Is it positive to identify an atom by the number of protons it has?
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom positively identifies the element of which the atom is an example, whether the atom is neutral or ionized.
What must the atomic number also identify?
Atomic Number identifies the following:No. of protons (same as the atomic number)No. of electrons (mostly same as no. of protons)Approximate Atomic Mass (No. of neutrons are roughly equal to or near to no. of protons)
Can you identify an atom without knowing number of neutrons in it?
Yes, and in order to find the Number of Neutrons, subtract Atomic Mass from Number Of Protons, the result will be the Number of Neutrons for that atom *No. Of Neutron=Atomic Mass - Number Of Protons
What identify the number of protons neutrons and electrons in the atom.?
The number of protons and electrons is equal to the atomic number in a neutral atom.The number of protons is the mass number minus number of protons.
What makes an atom unique?
Its atomic number. It tells you the number of protons it has. Each atom has its own unique amount of protons. The protons identify the element.
Does the number of protons identify an atom as a specific element?
Yes.
What number is used to identify different elements on the periodic table?
atomic number (or number of protons)
What does the atomic number identify?
The number of protons and electrons and hence the identity of the element too.
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom used for identifying an element?
Yes, the number of protons is always used to identify an element. This is also known as its atomic number.
The number of protons in an atoms nucleus which serves to identify an atom?
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Does the number of protons in an atom identify an atom of a particular element?
Yes
Identify the mass number and atomic number of a Chlorine atom that has 17 protons and 18 neutrons?
The mass number is the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons, 35 in this instance. The atomic number is the same as the number of protons, 17 in this instance.
What can the atomic number and what things can it identify?
The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an element. It is what determines what kind of an element it is. When you change the number of protons in the nucleus, you change the type of element.
What does the atomic identify?
The number of protons and electrons and hence the identity of the element too.
Is it positive to identify an atom by the number of protons it has?
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom positively identifies the element of which the atom is an example, whether the atom is neutral or ionized.
