Atomic Structure and Isotopes

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What are the three sub-atomic particles that are in an atom?
Protons, neutrons and electrons
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Which sub-atomic particles are found in the nucleus?
Protons and neutrons
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What is the number of protons always the same as?
The number of electrons
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What is it called when an atom loses or gains electrons?
An ion
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What is the charge of an ion if it gains an electron?
Negatively charged
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What is the charge of an ion if it loses an electron?
Positively charged
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What is the atomic number of an atom?
The number of protons it contains
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What is the mass number of an atom?
The total of protons and neutrons
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What are isotopes?
Atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
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Which sub-atomic particles are found in the nucleus?

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What is it called when an atom loses or gains electrons?

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What is the charge of an ion if it gains an electron?

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