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An atom of sodium-23 (Na-23) has a net charge of +1. Identify the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in the atom. Then, explain how you determined the number of each type of particle. Use the periodic
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An atom of sodium-23 (Na-23) has a net charge of +1. Identify the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in the atom. Then, explain how you determined the number of each type of particle. Use the periodic table to help you.

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Na-23 probably means it has 23 neutrons. Na is on the 11th spot of the periodic table, so it probably has 11 protons and 10 electrons since it is +1
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It has 11 protons because sodium's atomic number is 11, it has 10 electrons because a neutral sodium atom has 11 but this one is missing one so it has a charge of +1, and it has 12 neutrons because the atomic mass is number of neutrons plus the number of protons so 23-11=12.
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