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Protons





                                                                          Protons are positively charged


                                                                          particles found inside the nucleus of


                                                                          an atom.  Each element has a unique

                                                                          atomic number (a unique number of


                                                                          protons)






                                           Proton number never change for any given


                                           element.  For example, oxygen has an atomic

                                           number of 8 indicating that oxygen atom always


                                           has 8 protons










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