Whatever the number of neutrons are in the nucleus is the number of protons.
Ex: Neutrons- 4
Protons - 4
Electrons-3
(Which would be an example of a positively charged atom)
Atomic Number is the number of protons in an atom
On the Periodic Table of the elements the number of protons is equal to the atomic number. EG: Hydrogen has 1 proton.
It is equal to the no. of electrons in the atom. It is called the atomic number.
Each atom of an element has the same number of protons which is unique for that particular element ( = atom number in the periodic system)
16 The atomic number of an element is always the same as the number of protons in an atom of the element.
Each element has a unique number of protons. If another atom has the same number of protons as that element, it is the same element.
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom tell you which element you are dealing with. It is the number of protons in an atomic nucleus that determines the elemental identity. Only that. The atomic number of an element is the number of protons you will find in the nucleus of every atom of that element, regardless of the number of neutrons or electrons involved.
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.
It is equal to the no. of electrons in the atom. It is called the atomic number.
In an atom, the number of protons is the same number as the atomic number.
The protons of an element determine the atomic number, also known as the proton number. Do not confuse this with mass number which is the number of protons and neutrons.
Its atomic number. In other words the number of positive protons in the nucleus of each atom and the number of negative electrons surrounding the nucleus of each atom.
Each atom of an element has the same number of protons which is unique for that particular element ( = atom number in the periodic system)
Each chemical element has a specific number of protons; the number of protons is equal to atomic number of the element.
Each element has a unique number of protons. If another atom has the same number of protons as that element, it is the same element.
16 The atomic number of an element is always the same as the number of protons in an atom of the element.
The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of that element.
The type of atom is now different from what it was. (It has a new identity.)
The number of protons it has.