Asked by Anonymous

In a stable atom, the number of protons equals the number of___________
A. Nuclei
B. Electrons
C. Neutrons
D. Isotopes
Answered by Angel
Most stable atoms are when there is no charge. On a periodic table this would be the least reactive group on the period table. So your answer is..?
Answered by Anonymous
Angel, take it one step further: The most stable atoms are when there is no charge. So, if protons are positively charged, which answer choice in equal number would cancel out the positively charged protons to give a net charge of zero?
Answered by bobpursley
Chemical stability, or nuclear isotope stability? Iron is more stable than Florine. Gold is quite stable. So the question here really ought to be reworked. Maybe my nuclear physics background is haunting me here. For nuclear stability, protons roughly equal neutrons in stable atoms.
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