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Question
The atomic particle whose number in the atoms of an element always remains the same and which forms the real basis for the modern classification of elements is:
(a) electron
(b) proton
(c) neutron
(d) meson
Solution
(b) Proton.
Proton is an atomic particle whose number in the atoms of an element remains the same always, and forms the real basis for the modern classification of elements.
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