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Question
Write down the names of the particles represented by the following symbols and explain the meaning of superscript and subscript numbers attached.
`""_1"H"^1`, `""_0"n"^1`,`""_(-1)"e"^0`
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Solution
| Mass | Charge | |
| Proton | 1.672 × 10<sup>- 24</sup>g | Positive |
| Electron | 9.108 × 10<sup>- 28</sup>g | Negative |
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