"An element is defined by the number of protons in the nucleus. The element oxygen has 8 protons in the nuclei of its atoms. Any atom (or radical or ion) that has exactly 8 protons is an oxygen atom, and all oxygen atoms (or radicals or ions) have exactly 8 protons. It doesn't matter how many electrons there are zipping around the nucleus; that determines the net charge.."
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Well, it is. But the Proton "got smaller" just now. And, by "got smaller" I mean that the accepted measurement of the proton has been adjusted slightly.
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It's bigger news in the UK than elsewhere but it's still big news.
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