What deterilnines whether or not an atom is boron

Has 5 protons and the atomic number is 5.

Explanation:

The atomic number is equal to the number of protons and every element has a different number of protons. Therefore, finding how many protons there are and comparing to atomic numbers (or vice versa) would allow you to find if the atom is boron.

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