In this article, I will take you through 50 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Protons that every learner must be aware of. The word proton is Greek for "first", and this name was given to the hydrogen nucleus by Ernest Rutherford in 1920. In previous years, Rutherford had discovered that the hydrogen nucleus (known to be the lightest nucleus) could be extracted from the nuclei of nitrogen by atomic collisions. Protons were therefore a candidate to be a fundamental or elementary particle, and hence a building block of nitrogen and all other heavier atomic nuclei. We will see some of the most frequently asked questions about protons in below section. More on wikipedia.
50 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Protons
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1. What is a Proton ?
Ans. A proton is a stable subatomic particle occurring in all atomic nuclei with a positive electric charge equal in magnitude to that of an electron.
2. Who discovered the Proton ?
Ans. Ernest Rutherford
3. How many protons does Carbon have ?
Ans. 6 protons
4. How many protons does Oxygen have ?
Ans. 8 protons
5. How many protons does Lithium have ?
Ans. 3 protons
6. Where are protons located in an Atom ?
Ans. Protons are located in the nucleus of an Atom.
7. What is the charge of a Proton ?
Ans. A proton carries a positive charge equal in magnitude to a unit of electron charge.
8. How many protons does Sodium have ?
Ans. 11 protons
9. How to find number of Protons in an Atom ?
Ans. The number of protons in an atom is calculated by its atomic number.
10. Do Isotopes have the same number of Protons ?
Ans. Isotopes are members of a family of an element that all have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
11. How many protons does Calcium have ?
Ans. 20 protons
12. How many protons does Hydrogen have ?
Ans. 1 proton
13. How many protons does Nitrogen have ?
Ans. 7 protons
14. How many protons does Potassium have ?
Ans. 19 protons
15. What is the mass of a Proton ?
Ans. 1.6726219 × 10^-27 kilograms
16. Do Protons and Electrons have the same mass ?
Ans. No, Protons are much heavier than the electrons.
17. How many Protons does Chlorine have ?
Ans. 17 Protons
18. How many Protons does Phosphorus have ?
Ans. 15 Protons
19. How many Protons are there in Calcium ?
Ans. 20 Protons
20. How many Protons does Aluminum have ?
Ans. 13 Protons
21. How many Protons does Boron have ?
Ans. 5 Proton
22. How many Protons does Copper have ?
Ans. 29 Protons
23. How many Protons does Helium have ?
Ans. 2 Protons
24. How many Protons does Iron have ?
Ans. 26 Protons
25. How many Protons does Magnesium have ?
Ans. 12 Protons
26. How many Protons does Neon have ?
Ans. 10 Protons
27. How many Protons does Silver have ?
Ans. 47 Protons
28. What are protons made of ?
Ans. Protons are made of fast-moving point of energy called Quarks. Each proton contains three quarks.
29. How many protons are in Oxygen ?
Ans. 8 protons
30. How many protons are in Sodium ?
Ans. 11 protons
31. How many Protons does Fluorine have ?
Ans. 9 protons
32. How many Protons does Gold have ?
Ans. 79 protons
33. How many Protons does Silicon have ?
Ans. 14 protons
34. How many Protons does Sulfur have ?
Ans. 16 Protons
35. How many protons does the Isotope of Titanium have ?
Ans. 22 protons
36. How many protons does Beryllium have ?
Ans. 4 protons
37. Are protons smaller than electron ?
Ans. No, it is the opposite. Electrons are over 1800 times smaller than protons.
38. Do electrons and protons attract each other ?
Ans. Since electrons carry negative charge and protons carry positive charge and we know opposite charges attracts each other so protons and electrons attract each other.
39. How many protons are in Aluminum ?
Ans. 13 Protons
40. How many protons does Argon have ?
Ans. 18 Protons
41. How many protons does Iodine have ?
Ans. 53 Protons
42. How many protons does Lead have ?
Ans. 82 Protons
43. How many protons does Mercury have ?
Ans. 80 protons
44. How many protons does Argon have ?
Ans. 18 protons
45. Does Mercury have more proton and electrons than Tin ?
Ans. Yes, Mercury have more proton and electrons than Tin.
46. Is proton heavier than neutrons ?
Ans. No, it is neutron which is slightly heavier than proton in a nucleus.
47. How can Protons be transformed to Neutrons ?
Ans. Protons are known to transform into neutrons through the process of electron capture (also called inverse beta decay).
48. How can Neutrons be transformed back to Protons ?
Ans. Neutrons can convert back to protons through beta decay, a common form of radioactive decay.
49. What is the accepted value of a proton's charge radius ?
Ans. It is 0.8768 fm.
50. How many protons does Platinum have ?
Ans. 78 protons