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Marcelo Lewis
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3 November, 22:52
Why is the overall charge on an atom neutral?
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Konnor Avery
3 November, 22:55
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The overall charge on a neutral atom is zero.
A neutral atoms contains equal number of electrons and protons. The charge of a proton and electron is equal in magnitude but opposite in sign. A proton has a charge of 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁹C and the charge of an electron is - 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁹C. Thus in a neutral atom, the charge of all the protons gets cancelled with the charge of all the electrons.
Thus a neutral atom has a net zero charge.
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