The atomic number correlates to the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom. The atomic number also dictates the number of electrons that orbit the nucleus if the atom in neutral. Finally the Atomic Mass is the number of protons and neutrons found in the nucleus. The atomic number equals the number of protons (p+) or electron (e-).
Atomic number = Number of protons = Number of electrons
Neutrons number = Atomic number - Number of protons
Mass number = Number of protons + Number of neutrons
Neutron
The electron has no atomic mass number. The mass of an electron is roughly 1/1800 of the mass of a proton or neutron.
Electron capture is the absorption of an electron by an atomic nucleus if that nucleus is neutron poor. An electron is captured, usually from an inner electron shell of that atom, and it will convert a proton in the nucleus into a neutron. We know that a neutron is converted into a proton and an electron in neutron decay, so it might be looked at as something of an opposite nuclear reaction where a proton and an electron combine to form a neutron.
Atoms have equal numbers of protons and electrons.
the atomic number is equal to the number of electrons(-) and protons(+): that is why elements have no charge, as a neutron is neural
Neutron
The electron has no atomic mass number. The mass of an electron is roughly 1/1800 of the mass of a proton or neutron.
Their masses are not the same.
Proton, neutron and electron At a lower level up quark, down quark, and electron
The electron is the smallest of the three main atomic particles by a long way. The proton and neutron are of a similar size, with the neutron having (very) slightly more mass. The mass of an electron is around 1/1840 of a proton or electron.
They are sub atomic particles. Neutrons does not contain charge.
Electron capture is the absorption of an electron by an atomic nucleus if that nucleus is neutron poor. An electron is captured, usually from an inner electron shell of that atom, and it will convert a proton in the nucleus into a neutron. We know that a neutron is converted into a proton and an electron in neutron decay, so it might be looked at as something of an opposite nuclear reaction where a proton and an electron combine to form a neutron.
Atoms have equal numbers of protons and electrons.
the atomic number is equal to the number of electrons(-) and protons(+): that is why elements have no charge, as a neutron is neural
atomic # = protons atomic mass - atomic number = neutrons atomic # - charge = electrons
An electron bears a negative charge, a neutron has no charge.A neutron is about 2,000 times as massive as an electron.Neutrons exist in atomic nuclei, electrons orbit nuclei.
Neutron: neutral Proton: positive Electron: negative