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An atom is electrically neutral because the

Anumber of protons equals the number of electrons
Bnumber of protons equals the number of neutrons
Cratio of the number of neutrons to the number of electrons is 1:1
Dratio of the number of neutrons to the number of protons is 2:1

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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

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An atom is electrically neutral because the number of protons equals the number of electrons.

NUMBER OF PROTONS AND ELECTRONS:

  • The subatomic particles of atom in an element are protons, electrons and neutrons.

  • The proton is the positively charged component while electron is the negatively charged component.

  • The number of protons and electrons is responsible for the charge of the atom. If the protons are more, the atom will be positively charged and vice versa.

  • However, when the number of protons and electrons are equal in an atom, the atom will be electrically neutral.

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