All questions of Structure and properties of materials for Class 8 Exam
The atomic number of an element represents the number of protons found in the nucleus of its atoms. It determines the element's identity and its position in the periodic table.
The idea of atoms has been around for thousands of years but it was only during the last two hundred years that scientists have found evidence they exist. In 1981, a very powerful microscope was developed that can be used to 'see' actual atoms
If you did not know the answer, you could easily have looked up the chemical symbols to find out what elements they represent
This is a simple representation of a molecule of the element hydrogen. You know that it is an element because there is only one type of atom in the formula
There is no small number after the chemical symbol for sulfur therefore there is only one atom
Protons are positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom. They determine the atomic number of an element and contribute to its overall positive charge.