Question

What do the numbers listed for an element on the periodic table represent?. Answer. . The number with a higher value is the number of protons and the number with a lower value is the number of neutrons.. . The number with a higher value is the number of electrons and the number with a lower value is the number of protons.. . The number with a higher value is the mass and the number with a lower value is the number of protons.. . The number with a higher value is the number of protons and the number with a lower value is the mass.

Answer 1

Higher value- mass number
Lower value- atomic number/ number of proton

Answer 2

"The number with a higher value is the mass and the number with a lower value is the number of protons" is the one among the following choices given in the question that defines the numbers listed for an element on the periodic table. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option.