What Determines What Element an Atom Is
The Number of Protons in the Nucleus Determines Which Element an Atom Is, While the Number of Electrons Surrounding the Nucleus Determines Which Kind of...
What Determines What Element An Atom Is?
The number of protons in the nucleus determines which element an atom is, while the number of electrons surrounding the nucleus determines which kind of reactions the atom will undergo. … The protons (positive charge) and neutrons (neutral charge) are found together in the tiny nucleus at the center of the atom.
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What determines what element is which?
An element is defined by its number of protons. Varying the number of neutrons will change the isotope of an element and varying the number of electrons will create an ion, but changing the number of protons changes the identity of the element itself.
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