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A proton is a positively charged subatomic particle. It generally contains 1 up and 2 down quarks. The number of protons in an atom determines its atomic number.

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Protons of an atom are found only?

Protons of an atom are found only in its nucleus.


What has more protons Radon or Radium?

Radium has 88 protons, radon has only 86 protons.


Can carbon have 8 protons?

No, carbon can not have 8 protons. The number of protons in an element can not vary. Carbon can only have 6 protons (the atomic number). If an element has 8 protons, it is oxygen.


What element has only 4 protrons in its nucleus?

A glance at the periodic table will tell you that Beryllium, atomic #4, has 4 protons in its nucleus.


Which elements have 26 protons?

Iron (Fe) is the only element which has 26 protons.


What elements have 13 protons?

Aluminum has 13 protons. The atomic number assigned on the periodic table is equivalent to the number of protons an element has.


Do protons and nuetrons have same atomic number?

no. -------------- In atoms, only the Protons count as atomic number The neutrons and the protons together is as the atomic mass


Is sodium the only element with eleven protons?

Yes. Every element has a different number of protons.


What element has 19126 protons?

None of them. That's way to many protons for any element. The highest number of protons in the periodic table is only 118.


What elements only have four protons?

Beryllium.


What is the name for the atom containing the protons and neutrons?

All atoms contain protons and neutrons (with the only exception of the 1H atom, which has only a single proton).


Which element contains exactly seventeen protons?

An atom with 17 protons is chlorine. (It is unnecessary to say "exactly" because the number of protons can only be whole numbers.)