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Circle the correct word: Electrons contribute to an atom's (mass or volume).​

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Answer: Volume

Explanation: Only protons and neutrons contribute to the atom's mass, because electrons have a mass of only
(1)/(1836) that of the proton, so it's not even counted.

However, electrons take up 99.9% of the atom, in what is called the Electron Cloud.

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