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Students are completing a table about a particular subatomic particle that helps make up an atom. The students have filled in one cell of the table so far.Based on the information shown, which statement about the subatomic particle must be correct?

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Its location is in the nucleus, because the particle is a proton or a neutron.
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Its location is in the nucleus, because the particle is a neutron or an electron.
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Its charge is +1, because the particle is a proton.
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Its charge is 0, because the particle is a neutron.
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The positive charge of the neutrons in the nucleus equals the negative charge in the electron cloud.
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The positive charge of the protons in the nucleus equals the negative charge in the electron cloud.
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The negative charge of the neutrons in the nucleus equals the positive charge in the electron cloud.
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The negative charge of the protons in the nucleus equals the positive charge in the electron cloud.
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What is the main difference between protons and neutrons?

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Protons have a much smaller mass than neutrons.
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Protons have a much larger volume than neutrons.
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Protons have an electrical charge, but neutrons have no charge.
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Protons make up the nucleus, but neutrons orbit around the nucleus.
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with “Inside the nucleus,” because the particle is a proton
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with “Inside the nucleus,” because the particle is a neutron
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with “Outside of the nucleus,” because the particle is a proton
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with “Outside of the nucleus,” because the particle is an electron
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How does an atom change if all of its electrons are removed?

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The atom’s volume increases.
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The atom’s mass increases.
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The atom becomes positively charged.
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The atom becomes negatively charged.
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electron
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proton
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neutron
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the atom
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What do an electron and a neutron have in common?

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Each particle has a mass of 1 amu.
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Each particle exists inside an atom.
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Each particle has an electrical charge.
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Each particle is located in the nucleus.
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What is the mass of a neutron?

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1/2,000 amu
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1 amu
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2,000 amu
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1/200 amu

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