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What is the atomic number of the atom shown below?

What is the atomic number of the atom shown below?-example-1
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Answer:

18

Step-by-step explanation:

The atomic number of an atom is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom or the number of electrons in an electrically neutral atom.

In the diagram

Argon is a chemical element with the symbol Ar and atomic number 18. It is in group 18 of the periodic table and is a noble gas.

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