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the numbers increase (going right) and decrease (going left)

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The atomic number increases as we move from left to right in the Periodic Table.

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Q: When you move across the periodic table from left to right what happens to the number of protons contained by each element?
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Which element on the periodic table has 50 protons?

It is the Element Tin


How can you tell how many protons are in an element of the periodic table?

The number of protons is the atomic number of the element.


As you move across a period of the periodic table from left to right what happens to the number of protons contained by each element?

I hate Chemistry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The number of protons increases as you go across a period.


How can you identify the number of protons?

The atom's atomic number is equal to the number of protons in its nucleus.For example, an element with 19 protons in its nucleus is Potassium (K), the 19th element on the periodic table.


What information about an element is typically on the periodic table?

The number of protons an element has


What is the atomic number on the periodic table?

The atomic number on the periodic table is the number of protons for the element.


What element contains 14 protons?

The element that contains 14 protons in its atoms has the atomic number 14. On the Periodic Table, this element is silicon, Si.


What element on the periodic table has the fewest protons?

hydrogen


Which element on the periodic table has 20 protons?

Calcium


Which element on the periodic table has 79 protons?

Gold


Which element on the periodic table has 18 protons?

Argon.


What is the atomic number of an element listed in the Periodic Table refers to?

The atomic umber of an element listed in the periodic table refers to number of protons in the element. Atomic number is equal to number of protons.