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The number of protons the specific element has. Example, Hydrogen has 1, Helium has 2, Lithium has 3...etc etc etc
Not to be confused with Atomic Mass.
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∙ 12y agoThe atomic number is determined by how many protons are in the nucleus of the atom.
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The atomic number of an element is determined by the number of?
The atomic number of an element is determined by the number of protons within it's nucleus.
What determines the atomic number of a substance?
The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, while the atomic mass is the total mass of the nucleus (both protons and neutrons)
What is the atomic number of the nucleus?
The atomic number is the number of protons in a nucleus.
Every element has its own atomic number the atomic number is the number of what?
the atomic number represents the number of protons in an elements atoms
Atomic number of an atom is equal to the number of?
The atomic number of an atom is the number of protons in that atom. For example, the atomic number of hydrogen is 1 because one hydrogen atom have one proton.
The atomic number of an element is determined by the number of?
The atomic number of an element is determined by the number of protons within it's nucleus.
Atomic mass is determined by the number of protons plus the number of?
Atomic mass is determined by the number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus.
How were the atomic number and the atomic masses of the elements determined?
Atomic masses are determined by mass spectrometry. The atomic number is identic with the number of protons in the atom - depends on position in the periodic table.
The atomic number is determined by the number of what?
Protons
The atomic weight of an element is determined by what?
The atomic number of an element is determined by the number of protons in its nucleus.
How are electrons determined?
By subtracting the atomic mass and atomic number
What is an element is determined by the number of?
The identity of an element is determined by the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms. This is the atomic number of an element.
What determens the atomic number of an atom?
The atomic number of an element is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus.
How do scients determine the atomic number of an atom?
the atomic number is determined by the number of protons in a nucleus.
The atomic number of an atom is determined by the number of?
Protons
Is determined by the number of protons in an atom?
Atomic number.
Is what is determined by the number of protons in an atom?
The Atomic Number
