Grade 10 Physical Sciences · Matter and Materials

Find protons, neutrons and electrons

Work out the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom or ion (carbon-12 has 6 protons and 6 neutrons).

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Question 1.3 · November 2023 · Paper 2 · Provincial · 2 marks

Four options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Each question has only ONE correct answer. Choose the answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question numbers (1.1 to 1.9) in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g. 1.10 D.

1.3 An atom X forms an ion

X^{+}

. The atom X and ion

X^{+}

have the same ...(2)

A number of electrons.
B atomic radius.
C ionisation energy.
D number of protons.

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