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So if you were to change the amount of neutrons in
an atom's nucleus, what would change??

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Answer: The mass would change

Step-by-step explanation:

A neutron is a particle with a mass of around 1amu and no net charge. If a neutron is added to the atom's nucleus, it's mass would increase, but it's charge and chemical identity would not. In chemistry, atoms with the same number of protons (same element) but a different number of neutrons are known as isotopes.

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