which of these statements about an atom is incorrect? course hero

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What happens when an atom loses one or more electrons?

How many isotopes does chlorine have?

How many electrons are in an ion?

What is the smallest visible amount of an element?

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What happens when an atom loses one or more electrons?

a. An atom loses one or more electrons and becomes positively charged.

How many isotopes does chlorine have?

Chlorine has two isotopes, 35Cl and 37Cl that have the respective percent abundance's of 75.77% and

How many electrons are in an ion?

A certain ion contains 47 protons and 46 electrons. The ion is:

What is the smallest visible amount of an element?

a. Atoms are the smallest visible amount of an element.

Answer

Choose the incorrect statement: a. Electrons are found outside the nucleus at certain energy levels (shells). b. For any atom, the number of protons plus the number of electrons equals the atomic mass. c. The atomic number equals the number of protons in the nucleus. d. Electrons have negligible mass.

Video Transcript

Hello, everyone. We're trying to choose the incorrect statement and were given four different statements. So let's get to it. So electrons are found on the outside of the nucleus at certain energy levels.

What happens when an atom loses one or more electrons?

a. An atom loses one or more electrons and becomes positively charged.

How many isotopes does chlorine have?

Chlorine has two isotopes, 35Cl and 37Cl that have the respective percent abundance's of 75.77% and

How many electrons are in an ion?

A certain ion contains 47 protons and 46 electrons. The ion is:

What is the smallest visible amount of an element?

a. Atoms are the smallest visible amount of an element.