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The atomic number for an element is the total number of subatomic particles?
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∙ 13y ago
False; the atomic number is the total number if protons in the nucleus only.
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For the element with atomic number 36 how many of each of the three subatomic particles are contained in this element the atomic mass of this element is 83.798amu?
The atomic number is 5becuse it is in the nuclise
What is the number of subatomic particles of protons?
The number of protons is equal to the atomic number of a chemical element.
What aspect of an atom's subatomic particles defines which element it is?
The number of protons determines the element, and is the same as its atomic number.
What is the subatomic particles on which the atomic number is based?
Number of protons in the nucleus is the atomic number.
What two subatomic particles match the atomic number on the periodic table?
The two subatomic particles are protons and electrons. They match the atomic number on periodic table.
What is the subatomic particle and the calculation derived from it that is not found in the periodic table?
Subatomic particles are protons, neutrons and electrons; the number of protons and electrons (in the neutral state) are equal to the atomic number of an element.
The atomic number of an element is the number of which subatomic particle?
Proton
What of these subatomic particles are represented by atomic number?
This particle is the proton.
How do you determine the numbers of subatomic particles in an atom based on its identity?
Atomic number of a chemical element = Number of protons = Number of electrons Atomic mass of an isotope (mass number) - Number of protons = Number of neutrons
What 2 subatomic particles can you determine from the atomic number?
Atomic number is same as the number of protons and number of electrons.
What is the number of protons for an element is the same as the number of the subatomic number?
By definition, the number of protons in the atoms of an element is the atomic number of the element.
Name the subatomic particles that the number of this particle is always the same as the atomic number?
The proton
