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If we know the number of protons, then any other information we don't need. The number of protons defines which element an atom is. If the number changes, then the type of element changes along with it. The number of protons is the same as the atomic number, so if you can locate a Periodic Table, you would see that element number 7 is nitrogen. If we wanted to be specific to the isotope, we could also say that it is 14N, with the 14 representing the mass number - the sum of the number of protons and neutrons.
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What is the charge of an atom if the number of protons is more than the number of neutrons What kind of particle is this called?
To answer the second part of your question, an element with varying neutrons is an isotope, and to determine which isotope it is we have the chemical symbol plus the mass number (ie C-14). Going back to the first part, this question is a bit flawed. Protons are relative to the element itself. The atomic number is equal to the number of protons. So nitrogen will always have 7 protons. Neutrons have no charge (neutron=neutral), so a varying amount of neutrons will not affect the charge. To alter your charge you need to look into the amounts of electrons as relative to the amounts of protons, but that's a different matter.
What if carbon had one additional neutron but the other subatomic particles remained the same this slightly different atom would be called?
It would still be called carbon. THIS ACTUALLY EXISTS! The number of protons determines an element. Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are said to be different ISOTOPES of an element. For example, the most common isotope of carbon is called carbon-12; since carbon has 6 protons, it means that the remaining 6 particles are neutrons. However, carbon-13 (6 protons, 7 neutrons) and carbon-14 (6 protons, 8 neutrons) also exist in nature.
How are protons electrons and neutrons related to atoms?
Atoms all have a similar structure - they have a nucleus surrounded by one or more electrons. Each nucleus is made of protons and neutrons. All atoms of a particular element all have the same number of protons and electrons, and usually have the same number of neutrons too (although sometimes these differ) in all their atoms. Different elements have different amounts of these fundamental particles in their atoms. The first few elements (in terms of numbers of protons starting with 1, 2 3 etc) have numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons as follows: Hydrogen: 1 proton and 0 neutrons in the nucleus and 1 electron in orbit around it. Helium: 2 protons and 2 neutrons in the nucleus and 2 electrons in orbit around it. Lithium: 3 protons and 4 neutrons in the nucleus and 3 electrons in orbit around it. Beryllium: 4 protons and 5 neutrons in the nucleus and 4 electrons in orbit around it. Boron: 5 protons and 5 neutrons in the nucleus and 5 electrons in orbit around it. Carbon: 6 protons and 6 neutrons in the nucleus and 6 electrons in orbit around it. Nitrogen: 7 protons and 7 neutrons in the nucleus and 7 electrons in orbit around it. Oxygen: 8 protons and 8 neutrons in the nucleus and 8 electrons in orbit around it. So, the only difference between any of the elements e.g. oxygen and nitrogen is the number of particles in the atoms of each gas. Just as the words 'GOD' and 'DOG' represent totally different things despite being made of the same letters, all the elements in the universe from hydrogen to iron, from gold to tin are all different, look different, behave differently and so on, simply because, in their atoms they have different numbers of the fundamental particles, protons, neutrons and electrons.
Do isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons?
YES!!! The difinitive answer is ' Isotopes of an element have a DIFFERENT number of neutrons'. Takinf an example. The element Hydrogen . It has three isotopes. They are: - #1 ; protium ; 1 proton , 0 neutrons, 1 electron ; Atomic mass '1' #2 ; deuterium ; 1 proton , 1 neutron , 1 electron ; Atomic mass '2' #3 ; tritium ; 1 proton 2 neutrons 1 electron. 'Atomic mass '3', Carbon also has three isotopes biz., # 1 ; Carbon-12 ; 6 protons, 6 neutroins, 6 electrons ;Atomic mass '12' #2 ; Carbon-13 ; 6 protons, 7 neutroins, 6 electrons ; Atomic mass ''13' #3 ; Carbon-14 ; 6 protons, 8 neutroins, 6 electrons ; Atomic mass '14'. Notice in each case the number of neutrons changes, the number of protons remains the same, otherwise it is a different element. The Atomic mass is the sum of the protons and neutrons. NNB Every element has isotopes. NNNN Do not confuse 'Isotopes' with 'Allotropes'. Allotropes are elements exhibiting a different physical form/appearance.
If an atom has 5 protons and 7 electrons what is the charge of the atom?
its charge is 0. Protons have a positive charge, while electrons have a negative charge (neutrons have no charge at all). So ten protons will balance out ten electrons, making the net charge 0.
What is the identity of an element with 5 protons 7 neutrons and 5 electrons?
Five protons makes this the element boron. The number of protons is the atomic number, and determines the identity of an element. This example would be the boron-12 isotope because it contains 5 protons and 7 neutrons.
Which element has 5 protons 7 neutrons 5 electrons and a mass of 12?
protons are always the atomic number so if it has five protons it would beee boron
Which element has 7 protons and 8 neutron?
Elements are determined by their number of protons. Nitrogen has 7 protons but usually 7 neutrons as well. What you have here is a nitrogen isotope, an element with more or less neutrons than there are protons. Specifically, this is Nitrogen-15.
How many protons and neutrons and electrons does the element nitrogen have?
7
How many protons electron and neutrons are in nitrogen?
A neutral nitrogen atom has 7 protons, 7 neutrons, and 7 electrons. If it is electrically charged, the number of electrons will be different. If it is an isotope of nitrogen other than the most common (N-14), the number of neutrons will be different. Protons = Atomic Number Neutrons = Atomic Mass - Protons Electrons = Protons Atomic number is the amount of protons in element.
What element has 7 protons and 3 neutrons?
Seeing the number of protons, I would guess nitrogen.
What element has 7 protons 8 neutrons 7 electrons?
A positively charged ion of oxygen
What element has 7 protons 5 neutrons 5 electrons?
If we know the number of protons, then any other information we don't need. The number of protons defines which element an atom is. If the number changes, then the type of element changes along with it. The number of protons is the same as the atomic number, so if you can locate a Periodic Table, you would see that element number 7 is nitrogen. If we wanted to be specific to the isotope, we could also say that it is 14N, with the 14 representing the mass number - the sum of the number of protons and neutrons.
Which element has 5 protons 9 neutrons and 12 electrons?
Well that must be the fictional isotope of boron which strangely can have a charge of - 7.
Nitrogen-14 and nitrogen-15 are isotopes of the same element. How do these isotopes?
Nitrogen-14 has 7 protons, 7 electrons, and 7 neutrons. Nitrogen-15 has 7 protons, 7 electrons and 8 neutrons. So, the only way they differ is in the NUMBER OF NEUTRONS.
What elements isotope has 6 protons and 7 neutrons?
6C13 isotope. The element is carbon
What element has 7 electrons and 7 protons and 8 neutrons?
The isotope 7N15
