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The mass number of an atom is 234 and the atom has 60.0 more neutrons than protons what element is it?
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Francium
2x + 60 = 234
x = 87 protons. So you have to have 147 neutrons.
Francium has 87 protons, and the neutrons come from the isotope.
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What distinguihses one element from another?
The color of the protons, The number of neutrons in the nucleus
What makes one atom or element different than another?
Different atoms either have a different number of protons(which makes them different elements) or a different number of neutrons (which makes them isotopes of the same element).For example, hydrogen has one proton (and usually no neutrons) while helium has two protons (and usually two neutrons). However, hydrogen with one proton and two neutrons is called tritium(3H) while helium with two protons and one neutron is called helium-3 (3He).
What are the correct parts of an atom?
There are three parts to an atom. The nucleus consists of a proton or a combination protons and neutrons. The number of protons is the atomic number, and determines the element. For example, hydrogen has one proton. Helium has two protons and two neutrons. Varying numbers of neutrons represent different isotopes of that element. Deuterium is hydrogen with an additional neutron. The number of protons is generally matched by the number of electrons. If there is an imbalance, an ion (charged element or molecule) is the result. Electrons have a tiny fraction of the mass of either protons or neutrons.
What is an atom with more or fewer neutrons than atoms of the same element?
An atom of a certain element with a different number of neutrons compared with the common form of the element is called an isotope. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons in an atom, but a different number of neutrons (which means that they have a different atomic mass number).
The sum of the protons and the neutrons will tell the atomic what?
Atomic mass number of the atom. The best way to remember it is: the majority of the mass of an atom is made up of the protons and neutrons (the electrons are very light!), therefore the atomic mass number is the sum of the protons and neutrons.
The mass number of an atom indicates the number of what?
The mass number is the sum of protons + neutrons.
Which pair below describes isotopes of the same element Aan atom with 6 protons and 8 neutrons - an atom with 8 protons an 6 neutrons Ban atom with 6 protons and 6 neutrons - an atom with 6 p?
The pair below that describes isotopes of the same element is B, an atom with 6 protons and 6 neutrons-an atom with 6 protons. It is not A, an atom with 6 protons and 8 neutrons- an atom with 8 protons and 6 neutrons. Isotopes of the same element have the same number of protons and electrons, which is the atomic number of the element.
How are the atomic mass and the atomic number different?
the atomic mass is the number of protons and neutrons in an atom of an element and the atomic number is the number of protons of an atom of an element.
What part of an atom must change for the atom to become a new element?
An atom must gain or lose protons from its nucleus to become an atom of another element. The number of protons, and to a much lesser extent the number of neutrons, will determine the chemical properties of an element.
What do protons determine about an element?
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.
How is an atomic number similar to mass number?
The nucleus of an atom consists of protons and neutrons. The number of protons in a particular nucleus is its "atomic number". The total number of protons and neutrons in a particular nucleus is its "mass number".
Is the atomic number of an atom equal to the number of protons or neutrons or electrons in the nucleus?
No, atomic number equals the number of protons.The number of neutrons is NOT specific to an element, and various atoms of the same element can have different numbers of neutrons - these are called isotopes.
What does the atomic number tell you besides the number of protons in one atom of an element?
There are three main parts to an Atom. The atom comprises of protons, neutrons, and electrons. The location of each are Protons and Neutrons at the core, and Electrons in the shell **oribits around the core.** Protons and Neutrons are equal in amount unless the atom/element is an isotope.
What is the neutron and proton responsible for in an atom?
Protons make up the identity of the element and give it its unique properties. Protons have a positive charge. Neutrons give an atom additional mass, and the number of neutrons in an atom make it an isotope of an element. Neutrons have no charge.
Is the number of neutrons in an atom determines what element it is rue?
No that is not true. The number of PROTONS determines what the element is.
How many protons and neutrons are used in an atom?
"Used" is the wrong term to be used in this case. An atom is MADE up of protons,neutrons and electrons. Also, the number of protons or neutrons present in an atom depends on which atom is it or of which element it is.
Atom of a particular element has a unique and characteristic number of these particles?
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.
