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The difference between proton number (which is atomic number) and nucleon number, which is the number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus, is the number of neutrons in the nucleus of a given nuclide. Nucleons are the components of an atomic nucleus. We know that both protons and neutrons make up an atom's nucleus. So the number of nucleons, which is the number of protons and neutrons, minus the number of protons, will equal the number of neutrons in the atomic nucleus.

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How can you get the nucleon number?

The nucleon number, also known as the mass number, can be found by adding the number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus. It is represented by the letter A in the notation of an element's isotopes.


What do you find when you subtract the proton number from the nucleon number?

In chemistry and physics, a nucleon is one of the two particles that make up the atomic nucleus. Protons are one of the nucleons, Neutrons are the other nucleon.Thus by subtracting the number of Protons in the nucleus (the Proton number) from the total number of nucleons (the nucleon number) you will get the total number of Neutrons (the neutron number) in the atoms nucleus.


Isotopes exist because atoms of the same element can have a different numbers of what?

Isotopes are different atoms of the same element with the same number of protons (proton number) but different in number of neutrons. Given that nucleon number is equal to the sum of proton and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom, isotopes have different nucleon number due to difference in number of neutrons.


What can you conclude about the particle labeled 1 1 P?

It has one nucleon. It has no neutrons. It has one proton.


Is the protron a nucleon?

Yes, the proton is a nucleon. The term nucleon is used to speak of component particles of the nucleus of an atom. That means either a proton or a neutron. The term nucleon can be applied to either the proton or neutron when speaking of these particles as building blocks of atomic nuclei. Use the link to the related question below for more information.


The atomic number of an element determines its?

The atomic number of an element determines the number of protons in its nucleus, which in turn determines its chemical identity. Elements with different atomic numbers have different properties due to their unique number of protons.


What is an atom called if it loses a proton?

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.


How is element with atomic number 82 in the periodic table different from the element with atomic number 81?

one more proton, and electron


How is the element With atomic number 82 in the Periodic table Different from the element With atomic number 81?

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What element has the proton of 15?

The element with a proton number of 15 is Phosphorus; P


What subatomic particle is related the atomic number of an element?

protons, no. of protons is equal to the atomic number of an element.


Isotopes of the same element differ in the number of what-?

Only the neutron number is different, same proton and electron number.