Hi, The atomic number of an element depends on how many protons there are in one atom of that element. If the atom has 3 protons, its atomic number will be 3.
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covalent bond, in chemistry, the interatomic linkage that results from the sharing of an electron pair between two atoms. The binding arises from the electrostatic attraction of their nuclei for the same electrons.