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7) Explain how the atomic number of an element identifies the element.

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Atoms of each element contain a characteristic number of protons. In fact, the number of protons determines what atom we are looking at (e.g., all atoms with six protons are carbon atoms); the number of protons in an atom is called the atomic number.

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The atomic number or proton number (symbol Z) of a chemical element is the number of protons found in the nucleus of every atom of that element. The atomic number uniquely identifies a chemical element. ... The sum of the atomic number Z and the number of neutrons N gives the mass number A of an atom.

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