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Every atom has a certain number of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Different elements have different amounts of these.
Particularly, different elements have different numbers of protons. For example, if an atom only has 1 proton it must be hydrogen.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe number of protons. Each element has its own number of protons. Oxygen with 8 protons has different properties from nitrogen with 7 protons or Fluorine with 9 protons.
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∙ 13y agoThe proton decides how many electrons it has, originally.
Which means if an element has 12 protons, it MUST also have 12 electrons unless it's an ion.
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∙ 9y agoProperties of elements make them different. There are many elements in nature.
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∙ 14y agoIts number of protons.
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∙ 12y agoThe number of protons in the nucleus.
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What are elements and what make them different from one another?
Elements are pure substances that cannot be broken down by chemical means. The atoms of each element have a number of protons that is unique to each element. The number of protons makes one atom different from another.
Each element is unique because of what?
The number of protons in the nucleus. This gives the element its elemental number. I.E. Carbon has 6 protons and is element 6.
What is the smallest unit of all matter that makes up an element?
An atom.
What property defines a specific element?
Its atomic number; i.e., the number of protons in the nucleus of its atoms.
How are atoms and elements different?
atom and elements are different because one atom makes an element and a element is a pure substance and a atom is a basic particle
What particle in an atom makes each elements unique?
in an atom protone makes the each element unique
What makes one elemtn different from another?
The atoms of each element have a number of protons that is unique to each element. The number of protons makes one atom different from another.
What makes an atom unique?
Its atomic number. It tells you the number of protons it has. Each atom has its own unique amount of protons. The protons identify the element.
What makes element different from one another?
The atoms of each element have a number of protons that is unique to each element. The number of protons makes one atom different from another.
What makes atoms of different elements different from one another.?
The number of protons in the nuclei of their atoms. This is the atomic number of an element and each element has its own unique atomic number.
How is Magnesium unique?
it is unique because it is the only kind of element out there
What does each atom have a unique number?
Each element has a unique number of protons. If another atom has the same number of protons as that element, it is the same element.
Why do elements repeat?
Element do not repeat, each element is Unique.
What makes atoms of one element different from atoms of all elements?
The only thing that makes an atom is the number of protons it has. e.g Hydrogen always has 1 proton, Lithium has 3 protons. This is represented as the relative atomic number. Don't get confused with neutrons though. All elements can have different numbers of neutrons and these are called isotopes. But no matter what if you've got 3 protons you are always Lithium.
Which element is not placed into any because of its unique properties?
Hydrogen is the element with unique properties that doesn't fit in any group.
What makes one atom of an element different from another?
The atomic number or z number or the number of protons is what makes one atom different from another. The atomic number or z number or the number of protons is what makes one atom different from another.
What makes person unique?
There is nothing that makes any individual unique.
