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The element described would be phosphorus. Phosphorus has 5 valence electrons (more than oxygen) and 15 protons (more than sodium but fewer than argon).
13 protons would indicate the element is aluminum, Al. It has the electron configuration of1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1. In the 3rd energy level, there are 3 electrons, thus it has a total of 3 valence electrons.
Sulfur (S) has 6 valence electrons in its neutral state. Sulfur-32 (S-32) would have the same number of valence electrons because the number of protons (which determines the element's identity) remains the same in isotopes.
A neutral atom will have the same number of electrons as protons. A neutral atom with 14 electrons will therefore have 14 protons, as the negative electrons balance the positive protons. In an ion (atom with a charge), the number of electrons does not match the number of electrons.
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This would be Sb - Antimony.
There would not be any. The electrons and protons would be equal so there would not be any that are leftover to use.
The element described would be phosphorus. Phosphorus has 5 valence electrons (more than oxygen) and 15 protons (more than sodium but fewer than argon).
13 protons would indicate the element is aluminum, Al. It has the electron configuration of1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1. In the 3rd energy level, there are 3 electrons, thus it has a total of 3 valence electrons.
Sulfur. It has six valence electrons. These six electrons plus the ten core electrons, 16, the atomic number (number of electrons or the number of protons [they are an equal amount because the positive and negative charges have to cancel each other out]). It is sulfur.
Sulfur (S) has 6 valence electrons in its neutral state. Sulfur-32 (S-32) would have the same number of valence electrons because the number of protons (which determines the element's identity) remains the same in isotopes.
It would be a group 6 element posessing 8 electrons in the outermost shell but the total number would depend on which element it was.
Yes and no; the number of protons determine the valance number of electrons. The valence level of electrons and how full/empty it is largely determines an elements chemical behavior. I would say that valence electrons are the main determinant, but that is predetermined by protons.
A neutral atom will have the same number of electrons as protons. A neutral atom with 14 electrons will therefore have 14 protons, as the negative electrons balance the positive protons. In an ion (atom with a charge), the number of electrons does not match the number of electrons.
No, it has six electrons because its atomic number is 6. Atoms are neutral, so it would need six electrons to counteract with the charge of the six protons. 2 core electrons and 4 valence electrons.
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A diagram of a typical carbon atom would show a nucleus comprised of 6 protons and 6 neutrons. It would also have two electrons in the first energy level, then 4 electrons in the second, or valence energy level (1s22s22p2.)