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Grade 12th pass9 grade science

28. In response to a question, a student stated that in an atom, the number of protons is greater than the number of neutrons, which in turn is greater than the number of electrons. Do you agree with the statement? Justify your answer.

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
This statement is not right. As number of electron = number of proton in neutral atom. Number of neutron can be greater than the number of electron. Number of neutron can be equal to or greater than the number of protons because mass number is equal to double the atomic number.