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Atoms
Lower Sec Science · Secondary 1 · Hard · Atoms
An atom of element X has 8 protons, 8 neutrons and 8 electrons. What is the overall charge of this atom and why?
- Positive, because it has more protons than electrons.
- Negative, because it has more electrons than protons.
- Neutral, because it has equal numbers of protons and electrons.
- Neutral, because it has equal numbers of protons and neutrons.
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