Particles located in the nucleus with a mass of 1 amu and a positive charge; determine an element's identity.Particles located
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in the nucleus with a mass of 1 amu and a positive charge are protons. The number of protons in an atom's nucleus is what determines the element's identity. For example, an atom with one proton in its nucleus is hydrogen, two protons is helium, three protons is lithium, and so on.