The number of protons defines the element.
No -- silver is an element. It's smallest possible component is an atom of silver, which (obviously) can not be sub-atomic.
The simplest form of an element is an atom. Subatomic particles are not a form of the element; they are a "building block" of an element.
Number of protons= Atomic number Number of neutrons= Mass number-Atomic number Number of electrons=Number of protons (If there is no charge on the atom)
Protons.The atomic number of an atom is the number of protons in the atom. The identity of an atom is based on its atomic number, so a change in the number of protons mean an atom has turned into a different element. However, an addition or subtraction of neutrons creates different isotopes of an element, and a change in the number of electrons creates an ion of the element.
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The proton.
The number of protons defines the element.
neutrons
An "element" is not a subatomic particle. Your question makes no sense and is therefore unanswerable.Another answer:Since an element is not a subatomic particle, the only answer can be a proton.
By looking at the atom.
Neutron
This particle is the proton.
Silicon is a chemical element not a particle.
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines the identity of an element. This is because the number of protons uniquely identifies an element on the periodic table.
It's the count of one of the subatomic particles in the nucleus, the proton, that is significant in this regard. For example, an atom is hydrogen if and only if it has one proton in its nucleus. It is neon if and only if it has ten protons in its nucleus.
element
Nitrogen is a chemical element not a particle.