Asked by hola

What does the atomic number of an element represent?

Question 2 options:

The total number of protons and neutrons


The number of protons in the nucleus


The number of neutrons in the nucleus


The number of electrons in a neutral atom
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The atomic number of an element represents:

**The number of protons in the nucleus.**

So the correct answer is: **The number of protons in the nucleus.**
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