Chemistry GCSE
Relative charge and mass
What Relative charge and mass means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Protons have relative charge 1⁺, neutrons have no charge and electrons carry relative charge 1⁻, with protons and neutrons together giving the nucleus almost all of the atom's mass.
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