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Particle X has 16 protons, 17 neutrons and 18 electrons. Particle X an atom of a metal an atom of a noble gas an anion a cation

Particle X has 16 protons, 17 neutrons and 18 electrons. Particle X an atom of a metal an atom of a noble gas an anion a cation
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Particle X has 16 protons, 17 neutrons and 18 electrons. Particle X

an atom of a metal
an atom of a noble gas
an anion
a cation

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User Mohammad Kanan
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X is Sulfur because S has 16 protons and since it has more electrons than the number of protons the charge is negative, which means it’s an anion.
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