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What does the atomic number of an element say about the number of particles in atoms of that element?
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The atomic number is equal to the number of protons and neutrons in a neutral atom.
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The number of positively charged particles in atoms of a given element?
Positive charged particles in atomic nucleus - protons. Number of protons = atomic number (The number of a given element in the Mendeleev table)
The atomic number is the same as the number of these two particles?
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".
What does an element's atomic number stand for?
Atomic number is the number of protons in the atomic nuclei of the atoms of an element.
What is the atomic number of atoms?
how do you find the atomic number for an element?
Do all atoms of any one element have the same atomic number?
An atomic number is actually related to an element and not an atom. Therefore, the question is not relevant. It is NOT atoms that have an atomic number; it is the element.
Is the atomic number?
Atomic number is the number of protons in the atoms of a particular element. Each element has its own unique atomic number.
How are atomic number and atomic mass alike?
Atomic number and atomic mass are not alike. Atomic number is the number of protons in the nuclei of the atoms of an element. Each element has a unique atomic number. Atomic mass is the combined masses of the protons, neutrons, and electrons of the atoms of an element. Individual isotopes of an element have specific mass numbers, which are the sum of the protons and neutrons in the nuclei of the atoms of the isotope.
What makes one element different from another atom based on atomic particles?
One element differs from another element by the number of protons in their atoms. The number of protons in the atom is known as the atomic number. Also one isotope of an element differs from another isotope of the same element by the number of neutrons in their atoms.
Form a atomic number of 15 atoms?
Atomic number is the number of protons in an atom, not the number of atoms. The element with the atomic number 15 is phosphorus.
What informationdoes the atomic number of an element provide?
The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms, and is unique to each element.
Why do all atoms of an element have the same atomic number?
The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in its nucleus. The number of protons define what the element is.
What atoms have the same atomic number?
Atoms of the same Element have this.
