How many protons are in the nucleus of an atom of chlorine?

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anor277
Aug 13, 2018

Well, this one is easy...there are 17 protons....

Explanation:

The identity of a nucleus is defined by the number of MASSIVE, positively-charged nuclear particles contained in its nucleus, and here #Z_"the atomic number"=17#...the which number unequivocally identifies a CHLORINE nucleus. But how do I know this? Do I have access to some table that lists the name of each element according to #Z#? You're damned right I do...

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