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The number of protons.
Pete Williamson
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∙ 11y agoThe atomic number determines the element. Atomic number is the number of protons in the nuclei of the atoms of an element. Each element has a unique atomic number, which identifies it as that element.
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∙ 14y agoThe number of protons in an atom determines its atomic number
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What determines an atom's identity and atomic number?
The number of protons.
What does the number of neutrons determine?
they determine the atomic mass of the atom
What determines the atomic number for hydrogen?
The atomic number of all elements including Hydrogen is detemined by the number of protons it has for example, Helium's atomic number is 2 because it only has 2 protons.
Which part of an element determines its atomic number?
How many protons/ electrons it has
The number of present will determine the atomic number of an element?
The atomic number is determined by the number of protonsin the nucleus of the atom.The atomic number is conventionally written to the lower left of the chemical symbol for the element, e.g. for oxygen and for copper:8O 29Cu
It is the number of that determines the atomic number?
The atomic number is the number of protons in an atom.
The number of protons is an atom determines its what?
Atomic Number
What is the number of protons in one atom of an element determines the atom?
The number of protons determines the element's atomic number. When combined with the number of neutrons, it determines the element's atomic mass.
Does an element have the same number of protons and atomic number?
Yes. The number of protons is what determines atomic number.
What the atomic number determines?
The atomic number is equal to the number of protons in a chemical element.
Which of the following determines the identity of an element atomic number mass number atomic mass or overall change?
atomic number
What determines an attoms atomic number?
The number of protons.
What does the atomic number determmine?
Atomic number is the number of protons in the nuclei of the atoms of an element. It is the number of protons that determines the atomic number. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons equals the number of protons. So in a way you could say that atomic number determines the number of electrons in a neutral atom.
What particle does the atomic number equal in the nucleus?
The number of Protons in the nucleus determines the atom's Atomic number.
What determines an atom's identity and atomic number?
The number of protons.
What number in an atom determines what kind of atom it is?
The atomic number, which is the number of protons in the nucleus, determines what kind of atom it is.
The atomic number of an element determines its?
The atomic number of an element is determined by the number of protons in its nucleus.
