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The atomic number of boron is 5. what does this tell you about an atom of boron?

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it has 5 atoms and the amount of protons and electrons it has.
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Boron is 5 in the periodic table of elements and the mass is rounded up 10 11. If the atomic number of boron is 5, that means that there would be 5 protons and 5 electrons.

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