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The absolute error in the particle number as computed by Eq. 16 for atoms with atomic numbers 1 through 86 and their first 20 positive ions. N is the number of electrons in the atom, and Q is the total charge on the atom. The atomic number is Q + N. The legend relates patterns of crosshatching to ranges of absolute error.
