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1. The atomic number of an element is the same as the number of ______ that the element has.

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The total number of protons in the nucleus of an atom gives us the atomic number of that atom. It is represented with the letter ‘Z.’ All the atoms of a particular element have the same number of protons, and hence the same atomic number. Atoms of different elements have different atomic numbers.

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