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Yes. The atomic number tells how many protons and electrons are in the atom.

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Yes The atomic number IS the number of protons in that element

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Yes they are same. Atomic number is number of protons.

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Do isotopes of an element have the same atomic number?

They have the same number of protons (and electrons) - so proton number. They have a varying number of neutrons - Mass number. Proton number and Atomic number mean the same things, so Isotopes of an element have the same atomic number.


How do you determine the number of proton?

The atomic # is the same as the number of protons


What is the proton number of lead?

82, the same as the atomic number.


Do protons have the same atomic number?

Yes, in their natural state, the proton and electron number are the same, and thus the same as the atomic number.


Is the proton number the same as the atomic mass?

yes


What is the difference between isobar and isotope?

isobars are elements with same mass numbers (Atomic Mass) and different atomic number (number of proton or electron)


Are the atomic number and proton numbers always the same?

yes.


What is the formula for atomic number?

atomic number = number of proton in an element number of proton = number of electron mass number = number of proton + number of neutron therefore... atomic number = mass number - number of neutrons


What is the atomic number to a proton?

We don't use a atomic number for a proton. But atomic number is the number of protons an atom contains.


What number is also the same as proton number and the number of electrons of a neutral atom?

Atomic Number


Name the subatomic particles that the number of this particle is always the same as the atomic number?

The proton


What is the formula for the atomic number?

atomic number = number of proton in an element number of proton = number of electron mass number = number of proton + number of neutron therefore... atomic number = mass number - number of neutrons