Protons are what determines which element is which. If you add a proton, and possibly some number of neutrons, you will get a different element.
Because protons are in the nucleus of an atom, atoms do not gain protons naturally.
Radioactive elements can lose protons as they stabilize, in a process called "natural transmutation," but to my knowledge, no element can naturally gain any protons.
Scientists, however, have discovered methods for performing artificial transmutation where one element is converted to another, by using machines such as "particle accelerators," "fission power reactors," or "tokamak reactors."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_transmutation
A Proton
You can find a proton in the nucleus of the atom along with neutrons.
There are three main particles in an atom. The electron, which is negatively charged, the proton, which is positively charged, and the neutron, which carries no charge.
the number of protons in an atom is what determines which element the atom is. So if an atom "lost" a proton, it would become another element entirely.
A hydrogen atom is about 100,000 times larger in diameter compared to just a proton. This is because a hydrogen atom consists of a proton at its center with an electron cloud surrounding it, extending the size of the atom.
You can find a proton (+) in the center of a atom.
It depends on whether the beta decay sequence is beta- or beta+. In beta-, the atom will gain a proton, changing into neptunium. In beta+, the atom will lose a proton, changing into protactinium.
A Proton
A proton is a subatomic particle which is the same in whichever element it is found. A proton from a Xenon atom is no different to that from a Hydrogen atom or a Uranium atom.
A proton is just one constituent of an atom therefore the atom is more complex.
A proton is one of the particles in an atom. An example sentence would be: The scientist realized he was looking at the wrong proton.
the positively charged part of an atom is called proton
You can find a proton in the nucleus of the atom along with neutrons.
There are three main particles in an atom. The electron, which is negatively charged, the proton, which is positively charged, and the neutron, which carries no charge.
The element with one proton per atom is hydrogen.
the number of protons in an atom is what determines which element the atom is. So if an atom "lost" a proton, it would become another element entirely.
The element with one proton per atom is hydrogen.