Number of protons and electron are same in atom. Then why is it wrong to say that atomic number of an atom is equal to the number of electron?
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yes we can say that
atomic number is the number of protons
atomic number is the number of protons
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It is just a convention
You can say that the atomic number is equal to the number of electrons but by convention we say that it is the number of protons.
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You can say that the atomic number is equal to the number of electrons but by convention we say that it is the number of protons.
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