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Number of protons or the atomic number of an atom determines what is the element.

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What is the location of the protons?

in the nucleus of an atom


What does the number of atoms in the nucleus determine?

Do you mean number of protons in a nucleus? The nucleus is part of an atom.


What does the number of protons in a nucleaus determine of an atom?

The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines the atomic number of the element to which the atom belongs.


What an Atoms identity?

The number of protons in the nucleus of the atom determine its identity.


How many protons are in the nucleus of the carbon atom?

Its electrons and protons are the same. just determine its electrons form its atomic number


Where in a atom are protons found?

Protons are found in the nucleus of atoms along with the neutrons of the atom. The nucleus is always in the centre of the atom.


Where are protons found in the atom?

Protons are found in nucleus inside an atom.


Protons of an atom are found only?

Protons of an atom are found only in its nucleus.


Which particles are found in the nucleus of the atom?

They're called nucleons. The two types of nucleons are protons and neutrons. Protons are positively charged nucleons and determine, in an atom, what element that atom is. Neutrons have no charge and just supposedly add mass to an atom.


Where are the protons in a potassium atom?

Protons in potassium are located in the necules


What determines the element that an atom belongs to?

The number of protons in the atom's nucleus determines the element that the atom belongs to. This number is known as the atomic number and is unique to each element. By identifying the number of protons in an atom, we can determine its elemental identity.


What must you know about an atom to determine its mass number?

The number of protons and neutrons in its' nucleus.