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Which mass number or atomic number determine what element an atom is?
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The identity of the element is determined solely by the atomic number, which is the number of protons.
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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.
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.
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.
How do scientists determine the number of neutrons and isotopes in an atom?
Atomic mass minus atomic number. This is rather simplified but the atomic mass of an element is the total of all the protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom. Each proton and neutron has an atomic mass of approximately 1 AMU (atomic mass units) while an electron has an atomic mass of about 0.0005 AMU. So, you don't need to worry about the electrons. The atomic number of an element is simply the number of protons in the atom. So, atomic mass (number of protons and neutrons) minus atomic number (number of protons) equals number of neutrons in an atom.
How are the atomic mass and the atomic number different?
the atomic mass is the number of protons and neutrons in an atom of an element and the atomic number is the number of protons of an atom of an element.
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.
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.
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.
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
What does the number of protons in a nucleaus determine of an atom?
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines the atomic number of the element to which the atom belongs.
What does the number of proton in an atom determine?
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines the identity of the element.
The number of protons in an atom of an element?
It is equal to the no. of electrons in the atom. It is called the atomic number.
An isotope shares the atomic number with its element atom How does it differ from the element atom?
An isotope shares the atomic number with its element atom. How does it differ from the element atom?
Determine the number of protons?
The number of protons is equal to atomic number and the number of electrons (for a neutral atom).
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.
How do scientists determine the number of neutrons and isotopes in an atom?
Atomic mass minus atomic number. This is rather simplified but the atomic mass of an element is the total of all the protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom. Each proton and neutron has an atomic mass of approximately 1 AMU (atomic mass units) while an electron has an atomic mass of about 0.0005 AMU. So, you don't need to worry about the electrons. The atomic number of an element is simply the number of protons in the atom. So, atomic mass (number of protons and neutrons) minus atomic number (number of protons) equals number of neutrons in an atom.
How are the atomic mass and the atomic number different?
the atomic mass is the number of protons and neutrons in an atom of an element and the atomic number is the number of protons of an atom of an element.
