Question 2 • Anatomy & Physiology A
An element’s atomic number equals the number of protons in each atom. Oxygen’s atomic number is 8, so an oxygen atom has 8 protons; hydrogen’s atomic number is 1, so a hydrogen atom has 1 proton. Therefore, oxygen has more protons than hydrogen. Atomic numbers alone do not tell us how much of each element is in the body or how many isotopes each has.
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