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Atomic Number and Mass Number

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An atom's atomic number counts its protons, and its mass number counts its protons and neutrons together.

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Carbon's atomic number is six, meaning every carbon atom has six protons, whatever its number of neutrons.

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The atomic number identifies the element; the mass number can vary between atoms of the same element.