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The atomic number will be 6. The atomic number is always the number of protons the atom contains, and vice versa. The element in question is in fact carbon.

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How many electons does lead have?

The atomic number of lead is 82 and there are 82 protons and 82 electrons.


How many protons electrons and neutrons are in an atom with an atomic number of seventy nine and an atomic mass of one hundred ninety seven?

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How do you determine the number of protons electrons and neutrons present in an element by identifying its atomic and mass numbers from the periodic table?

Atomic number means number of protons present in an atom. Atomic number= number of protons. mass number = number of neutrons+ number of protons. So if you subtract the number of protons you get neutrons and if you subtract neutrons you get protons. mass number - protons= neutrons Mass number - neutrons = protons.


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Atomic number refers to what?

number of electons


Which particles account for the difference between the atomic number and the mass number?

The answer is that it is neutrons that account for the difference between atomic weight and atomic number. The atomic number is the number of protons or the number of electrons in the atom, since they are normally equal. The atomic weightis the sum of the total number of protons, electrons AND neutrons in the atom. Knowing both the atomic number and the atomic weight of an atom lets you know the number of neutrons in the atom (the isotope). Example: Uranium, Atomic Number 92, Atomic Weight 235. The atomic number tell you that the uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons. The atomic weight tells you that it has a combined total of 235 protons, electrons and neutrons. Since you know from the atomic number that there is a total of 184 protons and electrons in the atom (92 + 92) and from the atomic weight that the total number of protons, electons and neutrons is 235 (92 + 92 + X = 235), you now know that there are 151 neutrons in that uranium atom. The atomic number and atomic weight together tell you that the uranium atom 235 has 92 protons, 92 electons and 151 neutrons.


An atom of an element contains 20 protons 20 neutrons and 20 electons This element is?

Calcium: The identity of an element is determined by how many protons each atom of the element has, and calcium is the name of the element with 20 protons per atom.


A sub atomic particle which determines the atomic number?

Protons are subatomic particles that determine the atomic number of an element. The number of protons in an atom's nucleus is what defines its atomic number; this uniquely identifies each element on the periodic table.


What is the number of protons in the neucleus called?

the answer is that it is called a atomic number.


What you the relationship between the number of protons and the atomic number of an atom?

The number of protons is the atomic number.


How do you calculate the protons from the atomic number?

The atomic number is the number of protons.


The atomic number gives the number of what in an atomic nucleus?

Atomic Number It is thre position of the atom in the periodic table. It is the number of protons in the neucleud. It is the number of electrons in the neutally charged atoms. Atomic MASS it the total of the protons and neutrons in the atom.