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