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The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of any atom of any element. Because all atoms are neutral, the number of protons = number of electons. So the atomic number is the number of electrons. You may be confusing an atom with an ion. Atoms of elements on the right side of the Periodic Table have a stronger attraction for electrons than atoms of elements on the left side, For example, when a chloride atom get close enough to an atom of Sodium, the electron in the outer shell of the Na atom will move to the outer shell of the Cl atom. Now the Cl atom has 17 protons and 18 electrtons making a -1 charged ion. The Na atom now has 11 protons and 10 electrons making a +1 charged ion.

Elements in column 1 of the periodic table form +1 ions.

Elements in column 2 of the periodic table form +2 ions.

Elements in column 7 of the periodic table form -1 ions.

Elements in column 6 of the periodic table form -2 ions.

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