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+# 'periodic_table_of_elements.txt' retrieved from
+# https://gist.github.com/GoodmanSciences/c2dd862cd38f21b0ad36b8f96b4bf1ee
+
+
+def read_nc_data(data_path):
+    """
+    Reads nuclear charge data from file and returns a dictionary.
+    data_path: path to the data directory.
+    """
+    fname = 'periodic_table_of_elements.txt'
+    with open(''.join([data_path, '\\', fname]), 'r') as infile:
+        temp_lines = infile.readlines()
+
+    del temp_lines[0]
+
+    lines = []
+    for temp_line in temp_lines:
+        new_line = temp_line.split(sep=',')
+        lines.append(new_line)
+
+    # Dictionary of nuclear charge.
+    return {line[2]: int(line[0]) for line in lines}