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What information does the atomic number of an element tell you?
1.The number of electrons in its nucleus.
2.The number of electrons and neutrons in its nucleus,
3.The number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus
4.The number of protons that it has in its nucleus.
There is more than one answer


Sagot :

Answer:

4

Explanation:

The atomic number solely represent the number of protons in the nucleus with the atomic mass representing both protons and nuetrons. There is no other answer that is applicable here. Even though you can select multiple 4 is the only correct answer.