【2 Steps】How Many Protons Does Fluorine Have?||Number of Protons in Fluorine

How Many Protons Does Fluorine Have?||Number of Protons in Fluorine

First,we have to look for the symbol for fluorine in the periodic table.

From the periodic table,we see that the symbol for fluorine is F.Look at VIIA group .

                Step-2:

Now we will look at the number situated at the top of the fluorine element's symbol. 

From periodic table ,we observe that  this number for fluorine is 9.This number is called atomic number and expresses the number of protons in the fluorine's element.So there are nine(9) protons in fluorine.

                 

Nice to know:

Remember that the atomic number of fluorine is 9.This means that in a neutral fluorine atom we have nine protons and nine electrons.

As the charge(relative charge) of proton is +1 and  the charge of electron is -1,equal number of protons and electrons make a fluorine atom neutral or chargeless

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