The equivalence is with the atomic number.
The atomic number or the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons.
The atomic number is equal to the number of protons and electrons, for a neutral atom.
No, the number of valence electrons is not always equal to the number of protons. The number of valence electrons is determined by the group number of an element on the periodic table, while the number of protons is the atomic number of the element.
From the element name go to the periodic table and look for the atomic number. This is equal to the number of protons and to keep the atom neutral is also equal to the number of electrons.
Carbon has 6 electrons. You can tell because its atomic number is 6, and atomic number is the number of protons. In a neutral atom, the numbers of protons and electrons are equal.
No, the number of valence electrons does not necessarily equal the number of protons in an atom. The number of valence electrons is determined by the group number of the element in the periodic table, while the number of protons is the atomic number of the element.
The number of electrons in an atom is equal to its atomic number, which is the number of protons in its nucleus. This is because atoms are electrically neutral, so they have an equal number of protons and electrons. You can find the atomic number of an element on the periodic table.
Carbon has 6 protons. In a neutral atom, the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons, which is why carbon, with 6 electrons, also has 6 protons. This is what defines it as the element carbon on the periodic table.
In an atom of an element, the amount of protons in that atom equal the amount of electrons in the atom, but only if it is a neutral atom. That then eqals the atomic number of that element.
The number of electrons is equal to the number of protons in that atom. An easy way to view that is with the Bohr Model.
Atomic number of an element = Number of protons = Number of electrons.
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.