Thursday, October 16, 2008

Protons.

Why are protons so important to an element?

16 comments:

{{.karly.fuhrman #9.}} said...

A proton is a positively charged particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is important to the element because it shows its charge.

:) Bryanna Dawn (: said...

A proton is important to an element because it like shows the charge of that element. It is positively charged so that's how it shows what the element is.

daryn(: said...

Protons are important because they help make up the atomic number nad mass number. They providethe positive charge in the atom. They balance the atom out.

~*Rikki*~ said...

They are important because they make up the nucleus of an atom. They have an electrical charge of +1. They are made up of quarks and they cna be surrounded by electrons that are outside of the nucleus.

Tim said...

It is the positively charged particle in an atom. Protons and neutrons are the two particles that make up the neucleus.

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Anonymous said...

A proton is a positive charged particle. It's important to the element because it shows how the element it charged.

lj_bierman said...

A proton is important because thay show the charge of the element. A proton is a particle with with a positive electrical charge.

EmKay said...

IT is important becasue the proton have the positive charge and it is also important becasue it shows its charge. It helps make us the mass and the atomic number. Then the element will be very happy.

dreenaa. said...

proton is a positively charged particle. its important because it shows its charge and what it is. They also make up the atomic number and the mass number. they balance it out. they make up the nucleus of an atom.

Roop said...

a proton shows charge and it is poitive charge of an element. it has a part in the nucleus

Brandon Erdmann said...

She has a point with that because a proton is like a self- consince.
and if ypu don't have a self consince you really don't want tp change anythng, like you wouldn't want to change the clothes you wear or anything because of that it allows the nuclei to change it's shape which helps no matter what way you think of it.

Anonymous said...

A proton is so imprortant to an element because it is also the atomic number of an element. It is also half of the atomic mass. If the element isnt an isotope the proton tells how many neutrons there are and the atomic number and of course how many protons there are. You can find out what an element is from knowing how many protons there are.

.Katlyn. said...

They are important because they make up the atom and they have the charge of the atom

*Traci K.* said...

Protons make up half of the nucleus. They give the nucleus its positive charge. Also, the number of protons in the atom of an element is the atomic number of the element.

Mal said...

Well, i think that it is important b/c the nucleus is like uneven when you dont have that positive charge in there. Then you are pretty much negative and that can screw up the atom. The element can totally change then.