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answered 27 Mar 2026

Compare the properties of electrons, protons and neutrons.

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Property	Electrons	Protons	Neutrons
Charge	Negatively charged	Positively charged	No charge.
Location	Located outside the nucleus	Located within the nucleus	Located inside the nucleus of an atom
Weight	Mass is negligible	1 a.m.u	1 a.m.u
Affinity	Attracted towards positively charged	Attracted towards negatively charged	Do not get attracted to any charged particle

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