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The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of that element.

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The number of protons in an atom is that atom's atomic number.

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The Atomic Number is the number of protons.

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What sub atomic particle determines what the element is?

Proton


What is the negative subatomic particle in an atom is called?

Negatively charged sub-atomic particle: electron. Positively charged sub-atomic particle: proton. Neutrally charged sub-atomic particle: neutron.


What is the atomic mass-?

The atomic mass is the mass of a molecule, atomic particle or sub-atomic particle.


Is an electron a sub atomic particle?

Yes.


What other characteristic sub-atomic particle can the atomic number describe for a non iodized atom?

The atomic number is the number of protons in an atom. If an atom is not ionized, the number of electrons must be the same as the number of protons.


What an electron?

Negatively charged sub atomic particle


What is the neutral sub-atomic particle of an atom?

neutron


Who invented the sub-atomic particle?

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What can be found in a proton?

It is a sub atomic particle. It is positively charged


Which sub-atomic particle has a negative charge?

The electron


What atomic particle that is negatively charged?

This is the particle in an orbital in the space around the atoms nucleus and it is called an electron.


What other sub atomic particle is usually found with protons?

neutrones