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11 June 2012
A copy of the periodic table will help here.
12 June 2012
number of protons is always equal to the atomic number..
13 June 2012
aTake sodium as your example. Na = atom; Na+1 = ion.
The atom and the ion have 11 protons = atomic (proton) number
They both have 23 – 11 = 12 neutrons.
But, the atom has 11 electrons = number of protons.
And, the ion only has 10 electrons, so 11 (+) – 10(-) = +1.
An excess charge of +1 because the ion has one less electron.
02 July 2012
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