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Given statement:

The majority of the mass of a fluorine atom is due to its nine electrons.

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According to Rutherford's nuclear theory,

  • The positively charged particles (protons) are concentrated in the central small part of the atom known as the Nucleus. 
  • The mass of the atom is due to its nucleus (protons).
  • The tiny negatively charged particles are present outside the nucleus.

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