The atomic number of an element is the total number of which particals in the nucleus??

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anonymous · Answer

An outbreak of a disease occurs, and a scientist at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is in charge of determining the cause. She is studying the microorganism that is believed to be responsible for the disease. Which of the following would be the most helpful to the scientist? a. Pasteur's germ theory of disease B. Koch's postulates C. Redi's experiment D. John Snow's map

sweetburger · Answer

lol, I am pretty sure the the atomic number represents the number of protons and can represent the number of electrons if the atom is not an ion. It technically only represents number of protons though.