Question

What is equal to the atomic number?

Answer 1

Answer:

Atomic number (Z) is the number of protons in an atom. It is also equal to the number of electrons in the atom. Atomic number = number of protons. Example: the atomic number of an element is 12, then, its atom contains 12 protons and 12 electrons.

Answer 2

Atomic number (Z) is the number of protons in an atom. It is also equal to the number of electrons in the atom. Atomic number = number of protons. Example: the atomic number of an element is 12, then, its atom contains 12 protons and 12 electrons.