The components of atomic nucleus are:
- AElectron and proton
- BElectron and neutron
- CProtons and neutrons
- DProtons, neutrons and electrons
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Correct answer: (c) Protons and neutrons
Explanation
The atomic nucleus is made of protons and neutrons, together called nucleons. Electrons move outside the nucleus, in shells around it.
The protons give the nucleus its positive charge; protons and neutrons together give almost all of the atom's mass.