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Why do atoms become elements?
Atoms do not 'become' elements. If it exists as an atom it has always been some type of element from the moment it came into existence. An atom is the smallest piece of an element that is still that element. If you break it down any further you neither have any element or atom, you have subatomic particles.
What is the smallest amount in an element?
The smallest quantity of an element is an atom.
What kind of element an atom is?
An atom is the smallest piece of an element that can be identified as that element.
What consists of only one types of substance?
What type of substance is always made up of a single type of atom?
What is The number of protons in an atom of an element is the element's?
The number of protons in an atom of an element is equal to the number of electrons in that atom which is equal to that element's atomic number.
Is an atom a element or a compound?
By definition, it will always be an element, never a compound.
What is the atomic number of an atom with 16 protons?
16 The atomic number of an element is always the same as the number of protons in an atom of the element.
Will each atom of an element always have the same number of protons?
YES
How many capital letters can be used to represent an atom?
An atom is the basic unit of any chemical element, and each chemical element is represented by two letters. The first of these two letters is always capital, and the second is always lowercase. Thus only one capital can be used to describe an atom of an element.
Which atoms or groups of atoms are always found in oxides?
An oxide always has at least one oxygen atom as well as at least one atom of a different element.
In an atom the proton always equals the number?
Yes, the amount of protons within the atom is always equal to its atomic number. If a proton is removed, you get a different element.
What is the smallest amount of an element?
The smallest part of an element that has the properties of that element is the atom.
Why do atoms become elements?
Atoms do not 'become' elements. If it exists as an atom it has always been some type of element from the moment it came into existence. An atom is the smallest piece of an element that is still that element. If you break it down any further you neither have any element or atom, you have subatomic particles.
The atomic number of an element is always the same as?
The number of protons in the nucleus of each atom of the element.
Why must the number of protons always stay the same in an atom?
if the number of protons changed, the atom would become a different element
An isotope shares the atomic number with its element atom How does it differ from the element atom?
An isotope shares the atomic number with its element atom. How does it differ from the element atom?
What is the smallest part of an element that is still that element?
The smallest part of an element that still retains its properties is an atom.
