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(02.01 MC)

Answer 1

It is likely the neutral atom has 6 protons and 6 electrons; while the negatively charged atom has 7 or more electrons.

The mass of an atom, commonly known as the atomic mass is determined by the number of protons and neutrons as electrons have a very low mass.

This means two atoms can have the same number of protons and neutrons, but a different number of electrons, which would make the atom be charged negatively or positively.

Based on this, if there are two atoms, each with 6 protons but one of these is negatively charged it is because the second atom has 1 or more extra.

Neutral atom:

• This atom has 6 protons and an unknown number of neutrons located in the nucleus.
• This atom has 6 electrons that orbit the nucleus.
• The first energetic level will include 2 electrons while the second energetic level will include the 4 remaining electrons.

Negatively-charged atom:

• This atom has 6 protons and an unknown number of neutrons located in the nucleus.
• This atom has 7 or even more electrons that orbit the nucleus.
• The first energetic level will include 2 electrons while the second energetic level will include up to 8 electrons.

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