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The atomic number increases but the atomic mass stays the same?

The atomic number increases but the atomic mass stays the same after the emission of a beta particle by a radioactive atom.


What does the number of electrons in an atom do as the atomic number increases?

Increase


What is the radioactive decay of an atom resulting in the decrease in the atomic number with no charge in the atomic mass called?

It is called beta decay. there are two types: 1) posive beta decay in which atomic number decreases. 2) negative beta decay in which atomic number increases.


What happens to the number of electrons in an atom when the atomic number increases?

When the atomic number increases, the number of protons in the nucleus also increases. Since atoms are electrically neutral, the number of electrons in the atom would also increase to match the number of protons, maintaining a balanced charge.


What kind of radiation increases the atomic number of the donating atom by one Alpha Beta Gamma or Neutron?

Neutron radiation increases the atomic number of the donating atom by one. This occurs when a neutron is absorbed by an atom, causing it to become unstable and undergo beta decay, which results in an increase in atomic number.


What number increases in the periodic table?

The atomic number increases in the periodic table. The atomic number represents the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, and it increases by one as you move from left to right across a period on the periodic table.


What is radiums atomic number?

Radium is a none metal element. atomic number of it is 88.


Is the mass number of an atom equal to the atomic number?

Only if the atom is hydrogen-1! The mass number of the atom is equal to the sum of the numbers of protons, which is the same as the atomic number, plus the number of neutrons. The only non-radioactive atom without neutrons is hydrogen-1.


What is the difference between an atom of carbon and atom of uranium?

The usual Carbon-12 is not radioactive. Uranium is radioactive. Radioactive means that the atom splits and spits out some energy or matter (with matter, the atom changes to another atom). Luckily, all the atoms don't split at once.


How many protons does and atom with an atomic of 23 and a mass of 51 have?

An atom with an atomic number of 23 has 23 protons. The only thing that determines the atomic number of an element is the number or protons in its nucleus. The proton count is the sole determinant as to the elemental identity of every atom. An atom with an atomic mass of 51 and an atomic number of 23 has 28 neutrons, as atomic weight - atomic number = number of neutrons. The atom described here is an atom of nickel, and it's nickel-51, which is a radioactive isotope of nickel that we've created in the physics lab.


The atomic number of an atom or element describes the number of what?

The atomic number of an atom is also known as the proton number. it is, quite simply, the number of protons in the atoms nucleus - as an atom needs to be equally charged, it is also the number of electrons in an atom however, if an atom is radioactive this is not always true.


What increases on a atom when neutrons do not add to the charge of an atom when its neutral?

When neutrons do not add to the charge of an atom, the number of protons remains the same, so the atomic number stays constant. However, the mass number of the atom increases because neutrons contribute to the mass of an atom without affecting its charge.