Particle Symbol Charge Location Mass (gram)

Outside the
Electron e -1 9.109 x 10-28
nucleus

Inside the
Proton p +1 1.672 x 10 -24
nucleus

Inside the
Neutron n 0 1.675 x 10 -24
nucleus
ISOTOPES - Any of the two or more
atoms of an element with the same
atomic number but different mass
numbers.
The mass spectrometer is a
device invented to determine the
relative atomic number of a
given element.
An ion forms when an atom gains or
lose electrons.

Anion is an atom that gains an

electron and becomes a negatively
charged particle because the number of
electrons is greater than the number of
protons.
While cation is an atom that
loses an electron and becomes
positively charge because there
are fewer electrons than protons.