Question
A) Which statement best explains why hydrogen’s atomic number is equal to its mass? (1 point)
Hydrogen only has one electron.
Hydrogen does not have any neutrons.
Hydrogen is stable, with two electrons in its outer shell.
Hydrogen is in the first row and the first column of the periodic table
Hydrogen only has one electron.
Hydrogen does not have any neutrons.
Hydrogen is stable, with two electrons in its outer shell.
Hydrogen is in the first row and the first column of the periodic table
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best statement that explains why hydrogen’s atomic number is equal to its mass is:
**Hydrogen does not have any neutrons.**
This is because hydrogen has one proton (which gives it an atomic number of 1) and typically no neutrons, resulting in a mass number of 1 (the number of protons in the nucleus).
**Hydrogen does not have any neutrons.**
This is because hydrogen has one proton (which gives it an atomic number of 1) and typically no neutrons, resulting in a mass number of 1 (the number of protons in the nucleus).