Your friend says that what makes one element distinct from another is the number of electrons around the atomic nucleus. Do you agree wholeheartedly, partially, or not at all? Explain.

My friend says partially true.

Explanation:

My friend says that one element distinct from another because of the number of electrons around the atomic nucleus it is partially true because the identity of an element is represented by its atomic number which is the number of protons in the nucleus. As in a nonionized state of an element, the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons present in the nucleus so his statement is true only in the nonionized state not in the ionized state of the element.

Yes this is true because electrons are electric

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