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Atoms are composed of three sub-atomic particles, protons, neutrons, and electrons. It should be noted that there are many other types of sub-atomic particles, including neutrinos, positrons, photons, mesons, etc. And even protons and neutrons are apparently composed of even more elementary particles called quarks. But for the purposes of doing chemistry, there are just 3 kinds that matter, the protons, neutrons, and electrons.

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The three basic particles found in an atom are the neutron, electron, and proton. The neutron and proton are similar in mass. However, the proton has a +1 charge whereas the neutron is (as its name implies) neutral. The electron is much smaller and has a -1 charge. Electrons are found orbiting the nucleus of the atom, which contains the atom's protons and neutrons.

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The three subatomic particles are protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons and neutrons are located in the nucleus of an atom, while electrons orbit around the nucleus.

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Proton,neutron and electrons

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