If an atom contains one electron and one proton,will it carry any charge or not?
Asked by chaitra k k
| 1st Dec, 2013,
09:38: AM
Expert Answer:
- An atom with one electron and one proton will not carry any charge.
- This is because an electron is negatively charged whereas the proton is positively charged particle.
- So the magnitude of their charges is equal.
- Thus the atom will be neutral.
- An atom with one electron and one proton will not carry any charge.
- This is because an electron is negatively charged whereas the proton is positively charged particle.
- So the magnitude of their charges is equal.
- Thus the atom will be neutral.
Answered by Vaibhav Chavan
| 2nd Dec, 2013,
10:03: AM
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