Atomic Number

By: Natasha Lim(8)

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Calcium (Ca)
 Calcium’s atomic number is 20
 The atomic number is the number of
protons found in the nucleus of an atom
and therefore identical to the charge
number of the nucleus. The atomic
number uniquely identifies a chemical
element. In an atom of neutral charge, the
atomic number is also equal to the number
of electrons.
 The atomic number is found above the
element’s symbol in the periodic table.

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Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_number
http://www3.oes.edu/ms/science6/Pictures%
20of%20Science%20Concepts/periodic_tabl
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium