What Is the Term for the Number That Characterizes an Element

question 101

Multiple Choice

What is the term for the number that characterizes an element and indicates the number of protons found in the nucleus of one of its atoms?

• A)atomic mass
• B)atomic number
• C)mass number
• D)nuclear number
• E)none of the above

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