Question

Atomic Nucleus: The atomic number of an atom is equal to the number of what particles in the nucleus?:

Answer 1

Answer:

B) protons

Explanation:

The total number of protons in an atom represents the atomic number of that element. An element is generally expressed as

$^N_Z{A}$

Where,

A is the element

N is the Mass number i.e., the number of neutrons and protons in an atom.

Z is the atomic number.

The elements are arranged according to their atomic number in the modern periodic table.