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How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are found in a neutral atom of hydrogen-333?

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

A hydrogen atom has an atomic number of 1.

So it's proton number will always be 1.

A neutral hydrogen atom does not have any charge.

So it has the same amount of electrons as protons, which turns out to be also 1.

A neutral hydrogen atom has an atomic mass of ≈

1.00794 amu ≈ 1 amu.

To find the amount of neutrons, we take the proton number and subtract it from the mass number.

1 − 1 = 0

So a neutral hydrogen atom has no neutrons.

In summary,

A hydrogen atom has

1 proton

1 electron

0 neutrons

I hope that helps!

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