What is the total charge of the thorium nucleus? (the neutral thorium atom has 90 electrons.) ?

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Marianna Arias

Chemistry

6 June, 02:01

What is the total charge of the thorium nucleus? (the neutral thorium atom has 90 electrons.) ?

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Teagan Huffman · Answer 1

I believe it would have a positive charge of 90 then because if the atom is neutral then the protons must be the same number of electrons and neutrons are neutral so they don’t produce a charge. Therefore the nucleus would have a 90 + charge.