Atomic Number and Mass Number

• The Atomic Number -Z- is the number of protons in the nucleus

  • All atoms of the same chemical element have the same number of protons - Z.

• The Atomic Mass Number - N - the number of protons plus neutrons in the nucleus.

  • all elements have atoms which differ in N and are referred to as Isotopes

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