1. Radium has 88 protons. 2. Radium has not... americium !
The neutral radium atom has 88 electrons, the radium cation has 86 electrons.
lead
Decay
Radium
Hydrogen atom has 1 proton and 1 electron; radium has 88 protons and electrons. Also radium is radioactive.
Radium is a chemical metal element. There are 88 electrons in a single atom.
The discoveries of radium and polonium doesn't affect the atom model.
1. Radium has 88 protons. 2. Radium has not... americium !
There is no such atom as Radium 87 - it is Radium 88 and thus has 88. Francium is 87.
The neutral radium atom has 88 electrons, the radium cation has 86 electrons.
lead
Decay
Radium
It is an isotope of the element, radium (Ra), with 88 protons, 88 electrons and 147 neutrons (235 - 88 = 147).
Ra-228
The number of protons of an atom is given by its atomic number. Checking the periodic table, we see that the atom with 88 protons is radium. The isotope of radium with 138 neutrons would thus be 226Ra.