Help and Hints

Help

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Hints

An elements atomic number, number of protons, and number of electrons are all the same, so once you know one you know all three.

Subtract the atomic number from the mass number to get the number of neutrons in an atom of the element.

Ions are atoms with the same amount of protons and neutrons