What determines the mass number of an element?

the number of protons minus the number of electrons

the number of protons

the total number of protons, electrons, and neutrons

the total number of neutrons and protons

Which of the following is a conclusion that resulted from ernest rutherford’s scattering experiment? (will mark brainliest) a. the nucleus is negatively charged b. the atom is a dense solid and is indivisible c. the mass is conserved when atoms react chemically d. the nucleus is very small and the atom is mostly empty space

The characteristics of two different types of reactions are shown below: reaction a: electrons are gained by the atoms of an element. reaction b: protons are lost by the atom of an element. which statement is true about the atoms of the elements that participate in the two reactions? their identity changes in both reaction a and reaction b. their identity changes in reaction a but not in reaction b. their identity changes in reaction b but not in reaction a. their identity remains the same in both reaction a and reaction b.

How many oxygen atoms are there in 3.15 moles of hcl manganese (iv) oxide, mno2