Chemistry: Atoms First (2nd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1305079248
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-924-3

Chapter 1 - Questions - Page 51b: 21

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Work Step by Step

The number of electron in an atom determines the net charge on that atom, if there are more electrons than there are protons the atom will have a negative charge, an if there are less electron then the atom will have a positive charge. The number and arrangement of electrons also plays a significant role in determining the chemical properties of the atom. The number of neutrons in an atom determines the atom belongs to which isotope of the element.
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