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atomic number

a·tom·ic num·ber (plural a·tom·ic num·bers)


noun 
Definition:
 
number of protons in atom: the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of an element and its isotopes, used to determine that element's position in the periodic table
Symbol  Z

The atomic number of carbon is 6.

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