Question

If atomic number is nothing but the number of protons in an atom ,and we know that the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons, then can we say that the atomic number of an atom is the number of protons in an atom?

Answer 1

yes we can say that number of the atomic number of an atom is the number of protons in an atom

Answer 2

Yes, Atomic number of an element = Number of protons in it = Number of electrons in it