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Deuterium (D) is an isotope of hydrogen consisting of 1 neutron and 1 proton. Oxygen (O) has 8 neutrons and 8 protons in its most abundant isotope, 16O (99.7% of all oxygen). Therefore, D2O has 10 neutrons and 10 protons per molecule, 99.7% of the time.

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Is this statement correct atoms are made up of nucleus and electrons composed of protons whose number is called the atomic number and neutrons whose numbers added together make the mass number?

It's close, but an atom is made of a nucleus and electrons. The nucleus is made of protons and neutrons. The number of protons equals the atomic number of the element, and the atomic mass is the number of protons plus neutrons.


What type of information does the atomic number provide?

The total number of protons and neutrons in an atoms nucleus. The proton number on the other hand states just the number of protons in an atoms nucleus, hence the atomic number take away the proton number equals the number of neutrons in an atoms nucleus.


What do isotopes and nucleus have in common?

Isotopes and nuclei are both related to atoms. Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei. The nucleus is the central part of an atom that contains protons and neutrons.


Do atoms have different amounts of protons neutrons and electrons?

An atom is comprised of a nucleus of protons and neutrons, and layers of 'shells' in which the electrons revolve around the nucleus. An element is defined by the number of protons in the nucleus while the number of electrons on the outer shell define an atoms group on the periodic table. Then the number of neutrons is added to the number of protons to define the atomic weight of the atom.


An atoms mass number equals the combination of what two things?

The mass number of an element is equal to the sum of the elements neutrons and protons.


Atom are composed of neutrons and electrons?

Atoms are composed of neutrons, protons, and electrons. Neutrons and protons make up the nucleus of the atom, while electrons orbit around the nucleus in specific energy levels or shells. The number of protons in the nucleus determines the element of the atom.


What identifies an atoms as being of the same element?

The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.


Of what are atoms composed?

Atoms are composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus of the atom, while electrons orbit the nucleus in energy levels.


What is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atoms atomic?

The sum of protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus is called "mass number"; this value is different for each isotope.


Atoms composed of what?

Atoms have three subatomic particles; viz., protons, neutrons and electrons. The protons, and neutrons are in the nucleus of the atom and are collectively named as 'nucleons'. Electrons are in energy shells outside and around the nucleus. Atoms with a different number of protns and different elements.


What is the atoms mass number?

The Atomic Mass number tells how many protons and neutrons are in a nucleus.


What does a atoms nucleus contain?

protons and neutrons