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What happens when you add a proton to a hydrogen atom

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The Hydrogen Atom

The atom consists of a proton and an electron held together by the electromagnetic force between the positively charged proton and the negatively charged electron. If we add a proton to the hydrogen nucleus we would get helium (a different element). Here are two common isotopes of helium.

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