How can you determine the number of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom of any of the elements listed in the table?
1 Answer
Oct 23, 2017
In general, the atomic number of any element is characteristic of the number of protons in its nucleus.
Moreover, the number of protons in neutral atoms (e.g. not an ion) is equal to the number of electrons.
Thus, the atomic number is equal to the number electrons surrounding the nucleus of any atom.
