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An electrically neutral atom of lithium has 3 protons.Determine how many electrons it must have. 136

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An electrically neutral atom of lithium has 3 protons.Determine how many electrons it must have. 136

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An electrically neutral atom has an equal number of protons and electrons. Since a lithium atom has 3 protons, it must also have 3 electrons.

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