Difference between revisions of "Atomic number"

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Atomic number is the number that is above an element's symbol on the [[Periodic Table of the Elements]].  It is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom.
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Atomic number is the number of proton's in the atom's nucleus. 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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Atomic number is the number of proton's in the atom's nucleus. 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.