Explanation:
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An atom is made up of three subatomic particles:
- Protons are the positively charged particles.
- Electrons are the negatively charged particles.
- Neutrons do not carry any charges.
A neutral atom is an atom that has not lost or gained any amount of electrons.
In a neutral atom;
the number of protons and electrons are the same
Usually atoms are designated this way:
ᵃₙX
where X is the symbol of the atom
a is the mass number of the atom
n is the atomic number of the atom
The mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons
Atomic number = number of protons
Note; atomic number is the same as the number protons and the number of electrons in a neutral atom.
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