Chemistry Examples

$O$

Step 1

Find the element $O$ on the periodic table.

8	Atomic Number
O	Element Symbol
Oxygen	Element Name
16	Average Atomic Mass

Step 2

To find the number of protons in $oxygen$ , first locate the element on the periodic table. Next, find the atomic number which is located above the element's symbol. Since $oxygen$ 's atomic number is $8$ , $O$ has $8$ protons.

$8$ protons