Question
True or False
The atomic number is always the same as the number of neutrons in an element.
The atomic number is always the same as the number of neutrons in an element.
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GPT-4o mini
False. The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. The number of neutrons can vary, leading to different isotopes of an element. The total number of protons and neutrons together is called the mass number.