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What does the number of protons in a nucleaus determine of an atom?
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The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines the atomic number of the element to which the atom belongs.
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What do the protons of the nucleus of an atom determine?
Number of protons or the atomic number of an atom determines what is the element.
The Nucleaus of an atom is made from what?
The nucleus of an atom is made of 'Protons' and 'Neutrons'. The nucleus of an atom is then surrounded by 'Electrons'.
How are the number of protons an important aspect of the atom?
the number of protons determine what the substance is. if the number of protons in an atom change, the substance made of that atom changes too.
What determine the atomic number of atom?
The number of protons
What do protons determine about an element?
The protons of an element determine the atomic number, also known as the proton number. Do not confuse this with mass number which is the number of protons and neutrons.
What part of the nucleaus can change and not change the identity of the element?
The number of protons in the nucleus affects the elemental identity of an atom, whereas the number of neutrons does not affect which element an atom belongs to.
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.
Is the atomic number determine by the number protons in an atom?
yes...
What does the mass number determine?
The Number Of Protons & Neutrons In An Atom.
What is counted in an atom to determine mass number?
NEUTRONS AND PROTONS are counted in an atom to determine it's mass number.
How do you determine the number of protons in an atom of helium?
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