An alpha particle has 2 protons and 2 neutrons. This would make the atomic number decrease by 2 and the Atomic Mass will decrease by 4.
Number of protons in the nucleus is the atomic number.
The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus. The protons are positive particles, and so the number of them is matched by the number of electrons orbiting the nucleus. The organisation of the electrons determines how an element behaves when it reacts.
Protons are positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom. The number of protons in the nucleus determines the element's atomic number. Neutrons are neutral particles also found in the nucleus, and together with protons, they determine the atomic mass of the element.
False; the atomic number is the total number if protons in the nucleus only.
AMU (Atomic Mass Unit) is the SI masses of particles for nucleus.
The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an element. It is what determines what kind of an element it is. When you change the number of protons in the nucleus, you change the type of element.
Atomic Number is the amount of Protons (positively charged subatomic particles) contained in the nucleus of an atom.
Atomic Number = the Number of Protons in the nucleus, = The number of electrons ( in the neutrally charged atoms). Do NOT Confuse with Atomic Mass , which is the total number of protons AND neutrons in the nucleus.
Protons are the positively charged particles that are present in the nucleus of the atom and their number determines the atomic number of the atom.
The atomic number is the number of protons in a nucleus.
Protons are the subatomic particles represented by the atomic number of an element. The atomic number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which determines the element's identity on the periodic table.
The "Atomic number" of an element corresponds to the number of only the protons in the nucleus of its atoms. Add to that the number of neutrons that are also in there, and you have the "Atomic weight".