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

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

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

From the periodic table,we see that the symbol for nitrogen is N.Look at VA group .

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

From periodic table ,we observe that  this number for nitrogen is 7.This number is called atomic number and expresses the number of protons in the nitrogen's element.So there are seven protons in nitrogen.

                 

Nice to know:

Remember that the atomic number of nitrogen is 7.This means that in a neutral nitrogen atom we have seven protons and seven electrons.

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


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