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If boron has 5 protons and 6 neutrons, what's would it's atomic number be

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It would be 5 because prontons and electrons and the atomic # are always gonna be the same #.
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In any element you can find it's mass by the number of protons the element has. So in this case if boron has 5 protons it would mean that it's atomic number is also "5."

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