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Meanings of number of protons in English

Russian
заряд ядра
Portuguese
número atómico
Spanish
numero atomico
Catalan
nombre de protons
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Number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom.

заряд ядра
Usage of number of protons in English
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The number of protons is what gives an atom its chemical identity.
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The first number tells you the number of protons involved.
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The number of protons in the nucleus is countered by an equal number of "orbiting" electrons.
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She saw other nuclear castles in the distance and, spread across the plain, a number of protons moving quickly around.
Alice in quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics
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It is a sequence of every known element in the universe arranged by increasing number of protons in their nuclei.
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The exact speed depends on the ratio between the number of protons present and alpha, the fine structure constant discussed last chapter.
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As it has the same number of protons and electrons as carbon 12, this heavier isotope is chemically identical to normal carbon.
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An atom's chemical properties are a result of a value known as its atomic number - acountof the number of protons within its nucleus.
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The horizontal rows, meanwhile, arrange the chemicals in ascending order by the number of protons in their nuclei-whatis known as their atomic number.
A short history of nearly everything
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The affinity of nor-NOHA to arginase is high and changes slightly with the pH, because the number of protons linked to binding is low.
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In this way the number of protons inside the larger nucleus decreases by two, so the electronic repulsion between the protons is reduced as well.
The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics
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If two atoms have the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons-theseare isotopes (like hydrogen- 1andhydrogen-2)
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The number of protons in the nucleus tells you what element the atom is (nitrogen has 7 protons, silver has 47 protons).
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