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Which particles in an atom determine an element’s atomic number and identity

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Protons are the particle that determine the elemental identity of the atom and correlates to the atomic number. Protons have a positive charge and are identical in size to neutrons which have no charge. The atomic number is the number of protons in that particular element

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