131k views
1 vote
There are eight protons in an oxygen atom and one proton in a hydrogen atom. What are these number called?

A: periodic table
B: mass number
C: atomic number

User DMM
by
5.3k points

2 Answers

6 votes
I agree it is C. Atomicnumber
User Eugeniu Torica
by
6.0k points
4 votes
atomic number, its the little number to the top right in the little box in your periodic table
User Leo Zhu
by
5.7k points