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periods, they are periods
Valence electrons determine the reactivity of the element.
the element has a open in it !
The number of protons determine which element an atom is and normally the number of electrons is equal to it. Strip an electron off an iron atom and you have an ionised iron atom.
You can determine what element an atom is by it's amount of sub-atomic particles and their positions. Every element has a different amount of electrons, so that is the easiest way to determine what type an atom is. If you wanted to determine it more broadly, for example, which group an element was in, you could just count the amount of electrons in the outer shell, as each group is unique in this way.
periods, they are periods
In order to appear on the periodic table a substance must be an element, consisting of only one type of atom with a given number of protons in its nucleus. This number, called atomic number, is unique to each element.
Valence electrons determine the reactivity of the element.
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The identity of an element is determined by the number of protons.
Determine the grade of the position.
the element has a open in it !
Determine the grade of the position.
Determining the grade of the position
Protons determine which element an atom is.
Negative ions