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What does an atomic number represent in an atom?
Responses
number of neutrons
number of neutrons
number of protons
number of protons
number of electrons
number of electrons
number of protons and neutrons
Responses
number of neutrons
number of neutrons
number of protons
number of protons
number of electrons
number of electrons
number of protons and neutrons
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
The atomic number of an atom represents the number of protons in its nucleus. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is also equal to the atomic number, but the atomic number specifically indicates the number of protons. Therefore, the correct response is:
**number of protons**
**number of protons**