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What is atomic number? State it's characteristics?

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Answered by kasimsayyed11
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Atomic number, the number of a chemical element in the periodic system, whereby the elements are arranged in order of increasing number of protons in the nucleus. ... Accordingly, the number of protons, which is always equal to the number of electrons in the neutral atom, is also the atomic number

Answered by prateek242673
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the number of a chemical element in the periodic system, whereby the elements are arranged in order of increasing number of protons in the nucleus. Accordingly, the number of protons, which is always equal to the number of electrons in the neutral atom, is also the atomic number. An atom of iron has 26 protons in its nucleus; therefore the atomic number of iron is26

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