Achange in the state of matter of something is an example of a physical change. solid liquid gas and plasma are states of matter. what can be concluded from this information?

In chemistry, the type of an atom (what element it is) is determined by: a) the number of protons it contains in its nucleus.b) the number of neutrons it contains in its nucleus.c) the number of protons it has in a cloud around the nucleus.d) the number of neutrons it has in a cloud around the nucleus.e) the number of electrons it exchanges with its neighbors.