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Impossible atomic number?
Could someone please tell me why 16.55 would be an impossible atomic number
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Atomic number=number of protons. So, since atoms and their subatomic particles are indivisible (cannot be divided), you cannot have .55 of a proton.
- bravozuluLv 71 decade ago
Atomic number means the number of protons in an atom. It is probably obvious just given the definition.
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