1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
attashe74 [19]
3 years ago
5

Atomic number of an element refers to the number of what in its nucleus?

Biology
2 answers:
wariber [46]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

the number of protons

Explanation:

Marianna [84]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

number of protons

The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. The number of protons define the identity of an element (i.e., an element with 6 protons is a carbon atom, no matter how many neutrons may be present).

Explanation:

You might be interested in
Debridement is used to remove ________ from the skin. necrotic tissue wrinkles bacteria a cancerous tumor
Angelina_Jolie [31]
I think the correct answer is necrotic tissue. Debridement is the removal of unhealthy tissue from a wound or skin to promote healing. It can be done using surgical methods, chemical, mechanical or autolytic (own body process)removal of the tissue. The unhealthy tissue may be a damaged, dead or infected tissue that is removed to improve the potential of healing of the remaining healthy tissue.
8 0
3 years ago
Which question would be most useful in exploring the history of livestock?
kirza4 [7]
I honestly think that a or d would be the best options. I would start with D and if that doesn't work try a.
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What word is used to describe the reaction that uses water to break apart a large molecule?
Maru [420]
The answer is hydrolysis.

The word hydrolysis comes from two Greek words:
hydro - water
lysis - to unbind

So, hydrolysis is a reaction of breaking apart (unbinding) large molecules using water. For example, sucrose or table sugar is disaccharide made of two monosaccharides: fructose and glucose. Hydrolysis of sucrose means that water molecule  break apart sucrose, i.e. unbind fructose and glucose.
7 0
3 years ago
What is a nucleotide​
baherus [9]

Answer:

A nucleotide is one of the structural components, or building blocks, of DNA and RNA. A nucleotide consists of a base (one of four chemicals: adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine) plus a molecule of sugar and one of phosphoric acid.

3 0
3 years ago
Which of the following describes how kidneys remove nitrogenous waste from the blood
photoshop1234 [79]
The correct answer is they filter urea from blood and produce urine.  
<span>
Nitrogenous wastes tend to form toxic ammonia which needs to be removed. Terrestrial animals must detoxify ammonia by converting it into a relatively nontoxic molecule-urea (it occurs in the urea cycle). The urea cycle mainly occurs in the liver and the produced urea is then released into the blood. It travels to the kidneys where is filtrated and excreted in urine.</span>
7 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • The specialized tissue in the root that functions in food storage is the
    9·1 answer
  • This type of diabetes eventually result in all of the insulin producing cells in the pancreas being destroyed ?
    5·1 answer
  • A newborn female developed extensive vesicular and ulcerative lesions over her face and chest. What is the most likely cause of
    11·1 answer
  • After gram staining your unknown bacteria, you look through the microscope and observe that your bacteria is circular shaped and
    11·1 answer
  • 20. In eukaryotic cells, the timing of the cell cycle is regulated by (1 point) centrioles. cyclins. spindle fibers. the nuclear
    7·2 answers
  • The woman was given IV pain meds, and blood was drawn to assess liver and pancreatic function, given her gallstone history. Panc
    11·1 answer
  • How is fungi related to genetic
    10·2 answers
  • Newton's third law of motion is also known as<br> ______/reaction.
    10·2 answers
  • State this in the form of a question that you can investigate through experimentation with mice
    9·1 answer
  • The mass of an unidentified rock is 27.5 grams. Students determine the volume of the rock by placing the rock in a cylinder with
    14·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!