Oxygen’s atomic number is 8. This means that an oxygen atom has
a. eight neutrons in its nucleus.
c. eight protons in its nucleus.
b. a total of eight protons and neutrons.
d. a total of eight neutrons and electrons.

Respuesta :

The atomic number ALWAYS refers to the number of protons in the nucleus.  Oxygen has an atomic number of 8 that means it has 8 protons in the nucleus.
The # of protons is also the atomic #