Atomic number.
The mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
An atom's atomic number gives us its number of protons. Carbon's atomic number is 6. Thus, it has 6 protons.
If the atomic mass of the atom is 48 and it contains 20 protons, then the atom contains 28 neutrons. This can be calculated by subtracting the number of protons from the atomic mass, since the atomic mass includes both protons and neutrons.
Generally an atom contains similar number of electrons and protons. That is why an atom is neutral.
An atom of (^{160}\text{Gd}) (Gadolinium) has 64 protons, as indicated by its atomic number. To find the number of neutrons, subtract the atomic number from the mass number: (160 - 64 = 96) neutrons. Therefore, (^{160}\text{Gd}) contains 64 protons and 96 neutrons.
An atom's atomic number gives its number of protons. Carbon's atomic number is 6. Thus, carbon contains 6 protons per atom.
Any neutral atom of barium contains 56 electrons, the counter charge for the 56 protons contained in the nucleus of a barium atom, as indicated by its atomic number, 56.
C atom contains 6 protons. Atomic number is six.
The atomic number of an element gives its number of protons per atom. Sodium's atomic number is 11. Thus, sodium has 11 protons per atom.
nucleons
The number of an electron in a neutral atom is indicated by the atomic number, which is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is the same as the number of protons.
An atom of ruthenium contains 44 protons and 44 electrons. This is because the number of protons in an atom determines its identity, and for a neutral atom, the number of protons equals the number of electrons.