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The atomic number is the number of protons in an atom's nucleus.<ref>Wile, Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000.</ref> (It is also the number of electrons surrounding the nucleus, if the atom is electrically neutral.) In many representations of the [[Periodic Table of the Elements]] this number is placed either above the element's symbol or in the upper right hand corner.

The '''atomic number''' is the number of protons in an [[atom|atom's]] [[nucleus]].<ref>Wile, Jay L. ''Exploring [[Creation]] With Physical [[Science]]''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000.</ref> (It is also the number of electrons surrounding the nucleus, if the atom is electrically neutral.) In many representations of the [[Periodic Table of the Elements]] this number is placed either above the element's symbol or in the upper right hand corner.

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