Question

What is the definition of atomic number?

Answer 1

Answer:

the number of protons present inside the nucleus or no. of electron present outside the nucleus in circular paths called orbits or energy levels of an atom of an element is called the atomic number of that element

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e.g:atomic no. of. Carbon is 6

Answer 2

Answer:

The number if protons in the nucleus of an atom , which is characteristic of an chemical element and determines it's place in the periodic table.

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