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The common atom of hydrogen has a mass of 1 u, and it is neutral.

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The common atom of hydrogen has a mass of $1\ \text{u}$ , and it is neutral.

How many protons, neutrons and electrons does it have?
Why is this atom special among all the atoms?

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An atom has three kinds of particle. The proton has a charge of $+1$ and a mass of about $1\ \text{u}$ . The neutron has no charge and a mass of about $1\ \text{u}$ . The electron has a charge of $-1$ and a mass of only $\dfrac{1}{1836}\ \text{u}$ . The charge of one proton is $1.6 \times 10^{-19}\ \text{C}$ .

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