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What happens to an atom if then number of protons change?
The number of protons determines the type of element that the atom is.One proton = hydrogentwo protons = helium.three protons = lithum.six protons = carbon.seven protons = nitrogen.eight protons = oxygen.etc.If you change the number of protons then you change the element
What happens if the elements have different protons and electrons?
A neutral atom of a chemical element has a constant number of protons and electrons; loss or gain of electrons transform this atom in an ion.After the change of the number of protons the identity of the atom is lost.
What happens when the number of protons in an atom change?
The type of atom is now different from what it was. (It has a new identity.)
How are the number of protons an important aspect of the atom?
the number of protons determine what the substance is. if the number of protons in an atom change, the substance made of that atom changes too.
What is it called when the number of protons in an atom change?
The only way to change the number of protons in an atom is with a nuclear reaction.
Why doesnt the number of protons change for a single element while the neutrons and electrons can?
The protons don't change because if the number of protons changes, the type of element the atom is changes. The number of protons determine the species of the atom.
How can an atom be electrically neutral when its protons change?
Generally an atom contains similar number of electrons and protons. That is why an atom is neutral.
Is numbers of protons chemical or a physical change?
The number of protons in a nucleus is a property of the atom, not a change.
What cannot change about an atom?
The number of protons can not be changed.
What does a transmutation reaction always have to involve?
Transmutation always involves a change in the number of protons in the atom, which changes the atomic number and the element of the atom. It also involves at least some slight change in the mass of the atom (but not necessarily the mass number, which is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons, and not the same as the actual mass).
What do you get when you change the mass number of an atom?
You can't change the mass number of an atom because the mass number is the number of protons which is the atom's atomic number I hope this helped :)
When the number of protons and electrons are the same the atom is neutral?
Yes. When an atom has the same number of protons and electrons, it is neutral. The number of protons in an atom can never change without the element changing as well (and that is nuclear chemistry). The number of electrons can change, and when an atom gains or loses electrons, it becomes an ion. But an atom is always neutral due to the fact that the number of protons in an atom is equivalent to the number of electrons in that atom.
