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In a neutral atom the total number of electrons is equal to the number of protons and atomic number.
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How do you determine the number of electrons inone atom of an element?
the number of electrons of an atom is the same as it's atomic number
How can you determine the number of electrons in a atom?
The atomic number
How do you determine if an atom is an ion?
By the number of electrons.
What determine the charge of an atom?
It depends on the number of electrons and protons the charge of an atom depends on the number of electrons and the number of protons
Do electrons determine what kind of element an atom is?
The number of protons determine the element. It is equal to the atomic number. The number of electrons is equal to the number of protons only of the atom is neutral.
Why are the number of electrons in an atom important?
Electrons determine the chemical properties.
Can the mass number of an element be used to determine the number of electrons in an atom?
No. The mass number can be used, however, to determine the number of neutrons. Electrons can only be determined by knowing the atom's charge.
What parts of an atom determine its chemical properties?
Electrons determine the chemical properties of an atom.
What number of an element can be used to determine the number of electrons in an atom?
The Atomic Number of an element is the same as the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of that element and/or the number of electrons a in neutral atom of that element.
If you know the number of electrons in a neutral atom can you determine what the element is?
Yes, in a neutral atom the number of electrons and protons is equal, and it is the number of protons that determines what element the atom is. So, by looking at the number of electrons you can tell what element it is.
How do you determine the number of electrons that an atom normally have?
by the atomic number which determines the number of protons. a stable atom will have an equal number of electrons as protons. if there are more or less, it is an ion
Is it true that the mass number can be used to determine the number of electrons in an atom?
no --- atomic number
