Electrons determine the chemical properties.
The core charge of an atom is determined by subtracting the number of core electrons from the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom. Since core electrons are those in the inner energy levels, the core charge is important in understanding the chemical behavior of an atom.
An atom with an atomic number of 20 has 20 electrons. The number of electrons in an atom is equal to its atomic number.
A neutral atom of uranium has 92 electrons. This is because the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, and an atom is neutral when the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons. Uranium has an atomic number of 92, which corresponds to the number of protons and electrons in a neutral atom of uranium.
The number of electrons is very important.
The number of electrons should equal the number of protons, otherwise you have an ion.
The number of protons is equal to atomic number; in a neutral atom the number of electrons is also equal to the numbers of protons.
The atomic number of an element can be used to determine the number of electrons in an atom. It is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which also corresponds to the number of electrons in a neutral atom.
the oxidation number, determined by its group on the periodic table.
An atom with atomic number 8 corresponds to oxygen. Oxygen has 8 electrons because the number of electrons in an atom is equal to its atomic number.
No, the mass number (number of protons and neutrons) cannot be used to determine the number of electrons in an atom. The number of electrons in an atom is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus, which is the atomic number. Electrons are equal in number to protons in a neutral atom.
A neutral atom has equal numbers of elecrons and protons.
The number of electrons in an atom can be determined by looking at the atomic number of the element on the periodic table. The atomic number represents the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which is equal to the number of electrons in a neutral atom.