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An ion of iron has an 26 protons, 30 neutrons, and 23 electrons. What are its atomic number, atomic mass, and net charge?

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The atomic number of an atom is the number of protons. The atomic mass is the sum of the protons and neutrons and the net charge is the difference between the number of protons which have positive charges, and electrons, which have negative charges
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