Atomic number increases from left to right across a period.
The sequence in each period represents in relation to electrons is that as you look from left to right on the periodic table, you see a pattern; an increase of the atomic number. The number of electrons equals the number of protons, and the number of protons equals the atomic number.
The atomic symbols in a modern periodic table are usually arranged so that, from left to right, each atom has an atomic number higher by 1 than the atom immediately to the left, and the first atom in a period has an atomic number higher by 1 than the rightmost atom in the period immediately above.
In a period of the periodic table, atomic number increases sequentially from left to right as protons are added to the nucleus of each successive element. Atomic mass typically increases as well, although it does not always correlate directly due to the varying number of neutrons in isotopes. While atomic number defines the identity of an element, atomic mass reflects both protons and neutrons, leading to a generally increasing trend in mass alongside the atomic number across a period.
The atomic number increases from left to right across a period (row). This is because the atomic number is the number of protons in the nuclei of the atoms of each element. No two elements have the same atomic number. It is the protons that define an element.
Different elements are known by their atomic number, the number of protons or the number electrons making up the atom. This gives them the electrical and physical properties by which they are identified when in large enough quantity to be noticed.
The atomic number is the number of protons in the atomic nucleus of a particular element. Each element has its own unique atomic number.
Presumably because atomic number is the fundamental characteristic for organizing the periodic table itself. Every element in the interior of a period of the periodic table has an atomic number greater by 1 than its neighbor to the left and less by 1 than its neighbor to the right; every element (except hydrogen) at the left end of a periodic table period has an atomic number greater by one than the rightmost member of the preceding period; and every element at the right end of a periodic table periodic has an atomic number less by 1 than the leftmost element in the succeeding period, if such a succeeding period exists.
The atomic number increases as you go down a group on the periodic table. This is because each element in a group has one more electron and proton than the element above it, leading to an increase in atomic number.
The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which is a unique number for each element, and defines each element.
Atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. Each element has a unique atomic number.
Atomic number is the number of protons in the atoms of a particular element. Each element has its own unique atomic number.
The atomic number of an element tells you how many protons there are in each nucleus of each atom of the element. On the periodic table, you find the atomic number at the top of the box for each element.