16 protons, 16 electons, 20 neutons
A sulfur atom has 16 protons.
at the moment, the smallest thing in the universe known to man is the neutrino, with a mass of less than 0. this is the opposite of an electron. electrons are one of the three main things that make up atoms.
An element can be radioactive regardless of its number of protons. Radioactivity depends on the specific isotopes of an element, which can have different numbers of neutrons. Elements with unstable isotopes that undergo radioactive decay typically have too few or too many neutrons compared to the number of protons.
No, sulfur is a naturally occurring element found in the earth's crust. It is not man-made.
Oxygen has 8 protons.
Sulfur is a chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16. It has 16 protons, 16 neutrons and 16 electrons.
35Cl- has 17 protons, 18 neutrons, and 18 electrons. The negative charge indicates an extra electron compared to the number of protons.
13 protons and 14 neutrons. The fact that its an ion doesn't change that ... only the number of electrons.
A- Atomic number P- Protons E- Electrons M- Mass A- Atomic# N- Neutrons
A sulfur atom has 16 protons.
The main difference between isotopes of the same element is the number of neutrons in the nucleus. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons but different numbers of neutrons, which affects their atomic mass.
A carbon atom always contains six protons. In nature, carbon most commonly has six (12C, carbon-12), seven (13C, carbon-13) or eight (14C, carbon-14) neutrons. However, man-made isotopes of carbon contain as few as two neutrons (8C) or as many as sixteen (22C). Thirteen of the fifteen isotopes of Carbon (i.e. all except 12C and 13C) are radioactive. In addition to neutrons and protons, a carbon atom always has six electrons in orbits around the nucleus.
They have the same number of protons and electrons.
16 ... if it's not ionized. A neutral atom would have 16 electrons, one negative charged electron for each positive charged proton. Now an atom does not have to be neutral, it can have more or less electrons, which is called an ion. 16 Protons would make this a Sulfur atom, which is going to try to aquire 2 more electrons to have a complete orbital shell.
at the moment, the smallest thing in the universe known to man is the neutrino, with a mass of less than 0. this is the opposite of an electron. electrons are one of the three main things that make up atoms.
PotassiumThe number of protons in an atom will always be the same as the atomic number, by which the periodic table is organized. So figuring out how many protons an atom has just becomes an exercise at reading the table. In this case, potassium has an atomic number of 19. If the particle is specifically an atom, then it will be neutral and the number of electrons will balance the number of protons exactly, 19 also. The number of neutrons will differ depending on the isotope - atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons. Potassium has three isotopes, the most common in nature being 39K with 22 neutrons.See the related question below which gives instructions on how to find the number of subatomic particles in an atom or ion based on given information.
An element can be radioactive regardless of its number of protons. Radioactivity depends on the specific isotopes of an element, which can have different numbers of neutrons. Elements with unstable isotopes that undergo radioactive decay typically have too few or too many neutrons compared to the number of protons.