An atom is electrically neutral because the

A) number of protons equals the number of electrons

B) number of protons equals the number of neutrons

C) ratio of the number of neutrons to the number of electrons is 1:1

D) ratio of the number of neutrons to the number of protons is 2:1

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Madelynn Zhang

Chemistry

18 November, 17:36

An atom is electrically neutral because the

A) number of protons equals the number of electrons

B) number of protons equals the number of neutrons

C) ratio of the number of neutrons to the number of electrons is 1:1

D) ratio of the number of neutrons to the number of protons is 2:1

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Nicholas Hammond · Answer 1

A the number of protons equals the number of electrons

Electrons are negatively charged and protons are positively charged but they have roughly the same absolute value of magnitude of charge. A neutrally charged atom will have an equal number of protons and electrons

An atom is electrically neutral because theA) number of protons equals the number of electronsB) number of protons equals the number of neutronsC) ratio of the number of neutrons to the number of electrons is 1:1D) ratio of the number of neutrons to the number of protons is 2:1

An atom is electrically neutral because the

A) number of protons equals the number of electrons

B) number of protons equals the number of neutrons

C) ratio of the number of neutrons to the number of electrons is 1:1

D) ratio of the number of neutrons to the number of protons is 2:1