Talk:Atomic number

message: Why it is Z? or not for example M or P?
Thx in advance for answering me.
Martin from Poland.
* I was looking at other sources and I cannot find a reason for any letter to be placed after the atomic number - there is no unit. GotPSP 21:56, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: However the German word for integer is zahlen. See integer which zahlen redirects to. This may be relevant as the atomic number is of course an integer. I concur with the next comment, Z is not a unit, merely a symbol, similarly A and N. I would assume A comes from atom and N comes from neutron. It doesn't hurt to think of it this way if it helps you remember which is which.Puzl bustr (talk) 08:50, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The German word for 'integer' is Ganzzahl. Zahlen with a capital 'Z' means 'numbers' and can therefore be used informally to mean 'integers' (plural); zahlen with a lower-case 'z' means 'to pay' (whereas zählen means 'to count). Connoissaur (talk) 11:04, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Atomic Number (Z)" 

message: An automated Wikipedia link suggester has some possible wiki link suggestions for the Atomic_number article:
* Can link strict order: ...rities in chemistry, it was noticeable that placing them in strict order of atomic mass resulted in some mismatche...
::Not appropriate--Patrick 14:14, Dec 1, 2004 (UTC)
Additionally, there are some other articles which may be able to linked to this one (also known as "backlinks"):
* In Albert Einstein, can backlink atomic number: ...suring the mass of atomic nuclei and dividing them by their atomic number, both of which are easily measured, one can calculate the b...
* In August 29, can backlink atomic number: ...1982]] - The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the [[Gesellschaft für Schweri...
* In Cahn Ingold Prelog priority rules, can backlink atomic number: ...ity corresponding to its atomic number—the higher the atomic number, the higher the priority.  ...
* In Gamma ray, can backlink atomic number: ...losion. Compton scattering is relatively independent of the atomic number of the absorbing material. ...
* In Organic nomenclature, can backlink atomic number: ...) and an amine (NH2). The alcohol has the higher atomic number, and takes priority over the amine. The suffix for an alcoh...
* In Optical isomerism, can backlink atomic number: ...n of polarized light and the R/S scheme is based on atomic number.  One cannot predict the other....
* In Proton, can backlink atomic number: ...ested that the hydrogen nucleus, which was known to have an atomic number of 1, was an elementary particle.  This he named proton, fr...
* In Radioactive waste, can backlink atomic number: ...active elements -- mostly plutonium. These elements have an atomic number greater than uranium -- thus transuranic...
* In Valency, can backlink atomic number: ...   List of valencies for the first 103 elements in order of atomic number:...
* In Decay product, can backlink atomic number: ...ntually to a stable nuclide. For elements above lead in atomic number, this is nearly always an isotope of lead. Lead is gene...
* In Victoria University of Manchester, can backlink atomic number: ...ritish universities.    * Henry Moseley, who identified atomic number as the nuclear charges. He studied under Rutherford and bri...
* In Conventional X-ray generator, can backlink atomic number: ...e the electrons to be accelerated
 #a target made of a high atomic number, high melting point metal
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* In Transuranic elements, can backlink atomic number: Chemical element with an atomic number of 93 or more – that is, with a greater number of protons i...
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Feedback: I like it, I hate it, Please don't link to — LinkBot 11:31, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I've created backlinks for the list suggested above.--andersonpd 13:00, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggest 1 possible wiki link and 13 possible backlinks for [[Atomic number]]. 

message: Why does this article include a paragraph on atomicity? Should it be expanded into a section that ties in with Z? (And if so, how?) Or would anyone mind if I just deleted it? Querl 02:46, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Atomicity

message: The diagram that appears at the head of this article is confusing and requires amending:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atomic_number_depiction.svg
Specifically, the text in the upper-right seems to indicate that the superscript number is the "Atomic / mass" number, as if these terms were interchangeable, but they are not. The superscript digit shows the mass number, the subscript digit the atomic number. Connoissaur (talk) 10:55, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusing diagram