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What are the charges of each part of the atom?

Answer 1

The massive core of the atom has an opposite electric charge to the electrons, which orbit the atom.

Numerous negatively charged particles, electrons, whose mass is insignificant in comparison to the nuclear core, orbit around the massive nuclear core, the nucleus, which contains charged particles, protons, thought to have a positive charge, and neutrons, thought to have a neutral charge.

I have previously stated that, if we were to reinterpret basic concepts of electromagnetism, we would give the electron a positive charge instead of a negative one. This would prevent generations of chemists and physicists from receiving the incorrect answer because they counted an odd number of electrons instead of an even number.

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Answer 2

Cooper Anderson

Protons have a positive charge, neutrons are neutral or have no charge, and electrons have a negative charge. These are the charges of the various components of an atom.

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