Question

An atom contains 22 protons and 26 neutrons. What is its atomic number?

Answer 1

Answer:

simple Ti.

Explanation:

22 is it's atomic no. because proton is equal to it's atomic no.

Answer 2

The atomic number is 22.

• An atom contains positively charged proton, neutral neutron and negatively charged electrons.
• The atomic number of an atom is equal to its number of electrons. Again the number of electrons in an atom is equal to the number of protons.
• Here the number of protons is 22. So, the number of the electron is also 22. Thus the atomic number of the atom is 22.