Answer:
8 Protons
Explanation:
Oxygen is the 8th element in the periodic table. That means that oxygen has 8 protons and 8 electrons. To get the number of neutrons you take the atomic weight in this case 15.9999~16 and you subtract it by the number of protons.
Answer:
8 protons.
Explanation:
The atomic number number of the element = the number of protons in it's nucleus.
For oxygen it is 8.
