The proton.
Usually the number of protons and electrons are the same (in a neutral atom), but if the atom is an ion and has a charge, then the numbers will be different (and the difference will be the ion's charge, positive or negative depending on which number is higher.)
There can be isotopes of the same element with differing numbers of neutrons.
But as long an atom has 12 protons, even if it has 500 neutrons and elections (no, that won't happen), it's always still a carbon atom.
Protons are the subatomic particles represented by the atomic number of an element. The atomic number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which determines the element's identity on the periodic table.
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.
The number of protons, which is the atomic number of an element, determines the identity of an element.
A proton is a subatomic particle in the nucleus of an atom. Protons have a positive electric charge. The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of one of its atoms. Therefore, if you change the number of protons in an atom, you change the element.
Protons are the subatomic particles that give an atom its identity. The number of protons in the nucleus determines the element's atomic number, which in turn defines the specific type of atom.
The number of protons is determining the element
The number of protons in an atom determines which element it is (i.e Silver-47 protons vs. Gold-79 protons)
The number of protons defines the element.
The subatomic particle that defines the element is the proton. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines the element's atomic number, which differentiates one element from another on the periodic table.
The number of protons tells you which chemical element the atom is. The number of neutrons determines the isotope of the element.
The proton.
neutron
The number of protons defines the element.
Protons are the subatomic particles represented by the atomic number of an element. The atomic number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which determines the element's identity on the periodic table.
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.
By looking at the atom.
No, it is an element - a type of atom. The positive hydrogen ion, on the other hand, is usually identical with the proton, which is a subatomic particle.