Chemistry A-Level
Same element, same proton number
What Same element, same proton number means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Atoms sharing the same atomic number and therefore the same number of protons and the same number of electrons in the neutral atom.
Topics that use Same element, same proton number
- Atomic structure and isotopes (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- atomic number
- Calculation accuracy
- isotopes
- Isotopic abundance
- Isotopic abundance and its effect on the mean
- mass number
- Molecular versus ionic substances
- Relative atomic mass
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