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<p>The <b>atomic number</b> or <b>nuclear charge number</b> (symbol <b><i>Z</i></b>, from the German Zahl, "number") of a <a href="page.php?w=chemical_element">chemical element</a> is the <a href="page.php?w=charge_number">charge number</a> of its <a href="page.php?w=atomic_nucleus">atomic nucleus</a>. For ordinary nuclei composed of <a href="page.php?w=proton">proton</a>s and <a href="page.php?w=neutron">neutron</a>s, this is equal to the <b>proton number</b> (<b><i>n<sub>p</sub></i>') or the number of protons found in the nucleus of every <a href="page.php?w=atom">atom</a></b></p><p>
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