Question

8. On the periodic table of the elements, what information is provided by the atomic number?

A...the number of compounds the element can form
B...the number of protons in the element's nucleus
C...the number of isotopes the element can have
D...the number of neutrons in the element's nucleus

Answer 1

Ans is B option

Step-by-step explanation:

e.g oxygen has 8 atomic number means it has 8 protons

Answer 2

The answer is B.

Atomic number shows the number of protons in the element’s nucleus.

Also atomic mass is the number of protons+neutrons.