What physical quantity is specified by the atomic number of an element?
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Problem
What physical quantity is specified by the atomic number of an element?
(a) The number of electrons in a neutral atom
(b) The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
(c) The number of protons in the nucleus
(d) The number of neutrons in the nucleus