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Isotopes are atoms of the same element with varying number of neutrons. Thus, not all atoms are the same.
The atomic number of an atom is the atoms number of protons. The number of protons is same as the number of electrons.
Number of ProtonsThey all have the same number of protons: 50 If all the atoms are neutral, they also all have 50 electrons. But they don't all have the same number of neutrons because different isotopes exist.
atomic number increases
it is named for the number of oxygen atoms in the ion and/or oxidation state of the atom to which the oxygen is bonded.