Chemistry 1.1 Basic ideas about atoms

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How do you find the number of Protons in an element?
Atomic number
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How do you find the number of electrons in an element?
Number of Protons
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How do you find the number of neutrons in an element?
Mass Number - Atomic Number
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Whats an Ion?
A particle where the number of electrons doesn't match the number of protons
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What is an isotope?
Atoms having the same number of protons but different neutrons
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How do you work out the mass number?
Number of Protons + Number of Neutrons
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What is a CATION?
Where a neutral atom loses an electrons
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What is an ANION?
Where a neutral atom gains an electron
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