Chemistry Examples

$F$

Step 1

Find the element $F$ on the periodic table.

9	Atomic Number
F	Element Symbol
Fluorine	Element Name
19	Average Atomic Mass

Step 2

To find the number of protons in $fluorine$ , first locate the element on the periodic table. Next, find the atomic number which is located above the element's symbol. Since $fluorine$ 's atomic number is $9$ , $F$ has $9$ protons.

$9$ protons