A neutral atom possesses the atomic number of 13 and the atomic mass of 27. Three electrons are lost. From what region of the atom are they lost? A.
Outside the nucleus. B. Inside the nucleus. C. Outside the atom. D. Both outside and inside the nucleus.

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A neutral atom possesses the atomic number of 13 and the atomic mass of 27. Three electrons are lost. From what region of the atom are they lost? A.
Outside the nucleus. B. Inside the nucleus. C. Outside the atom. D. Both outside and inside the nucleus.

sapphiremoon · Answer

Electrons are never inside the nucleus. (It's a bad place in there, too many protons... shifty guys those protons...)

brainzonly · Answer

lmao

fatperson · Answer

That doesn't tell me what the answer is.

fatperson · Answer

I just know it's not D or B

sapphiremoon · Answer

This belongs in Chem by the way: http://openstudy.com/study#/groups/Chemistry I can't directly answer your question because of our Code of Conduct. I eliminated two options for you. Think about the structure of an atom. Electrons are part of the atom, right? So how could they be outside of it?