Question

What atomic particle gives an atom it it's chemical properties?

A.Protons
B.Isotopes
C.Electrons
D. Neutrons

Answer 1

C.Electrons
a stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.

Answer 2

All of the atom's day-to-day relationship with the outside world is exclusively the business of the electrons. The protons and neutrons are buried waaay down inside the atom, in the nucleus, and they never feel anything until you start talking about high-energy events that can smash or crush the nucleus. Isotopes are something else, not atomic particles.