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No, neutrons have a neutral charge and electrons have a negative charge. Protons have a positive charge.
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What composes a neutron?
A neutron is made of 3 quarks, namely an up quark and two down quarks. It is this composition of quarks that cause it to have zero charge. (An up quark has a charge of 2/3 and down quarks have a charge of -1/3 - thus 2/3 + (-1/3 *2) = 0) A free neutron (that is one that is not bound in a nucleus) will become a proton, an electron and an electron-neutrino. This happens through the weak force (it acts on a down quark, turning into an up). This does not mean a neutron contains an electron. It does not. Yes, an electron appears when a neutron decays, but that electron does not exist in the neutron as an electron, but it does not.
Does a neutron have no charge or neutral charge?
yes neutron has no charge
Why does the neutron have the most mass in an atom?
Yes, a neutron has more mass than a proton or electron.
Does the amount of positive charge on a proton equals the amount of negative chatge on a neutron?
first off neutrons do not have a negative charge, they have a neutral charge what you are talking about is an electron which has a negative charge.and yes if there are the same amounts of protons or electrons then they balance each other out but still hold together because of covalent bonds
Can atoms contain massive central regions that have a positive charge?
Yes, this is the nucleus. It is composed of a number of protons and neutrons (except Hydrogen, which has 1 proton and zero neutrons). Both protons and neutrons have about the same mass (which is much more massive relative to the electron). A proton has a positive electric charge, and a neutron does not have an electric charge.
Do neutrons and hydrogen atoms have the same charge?
No. A neutron is neutral, while a proton has a positive charge. Incidentally, an electron has a negative charge.
A neutron and an electron have the same mass yes or no?
No, a neutron is much more massive.
What composes a neutron?
A neutron is made of 3 quarks, namely an up quark and two down quarks. It is this composition of quarks that cause it to have zero charge. (An up quark has a charge of 2/3 and down quarks have a charge of -1/3 - thus 2/3 + (-1/3 *2) = 0) A free neutron (that is one that is not bound in a nucleus) will become a proton, an electron and an electron-neutrino. This happens through the weak force (it acts on a down quark, turning into an up). This does not mean a neutron contains an electron. It does not. Yes, an electron appears when a neutron decays, but that electron does not exist in the neutron as an electron, but it does not.
Does a neutron have no charge or neutral charge?
yes neutron has no charge
What two particles are found in this central core and what are then charges of these particles?
there are two, yes. One is a proton, the other is a neutron. Protons have a positive charge equal but opposite to the charge of the electron, and neutrons have no charge.
Is electron is a positive?
yes it is
In beta Decay a neutron is converted into a proton and what?
In beta decay, the nucleus of the atom emits an electron. This is a new electron, not one of the electrons in the electron cloud. This does indeed have the effect of changing a neutron into a proton, because total charge has to be conserved - if a new negative thing exists, there has to be a new positive thing too. But the mass has to stay the same too - conveniently, protons and neutrons have almost the same mass.
Do protons have the same magnitude as electrons?
Yes. A proton has the same magnitude of charge as an electron, but the charge is of the opposite sign.
Is a neutron bigger than a electron?
Yes. The electron is the smallest whole particle.
Are the charges of an electron cancelled by the charges of a proton?
Yes. The magnitude of electrical charge on a proton is the same as the magnitude of electrical charge on an electron. The charge on a proton is positive and the charge on an electron is neutral, so that a pair containing one of each of them has no net electrical charge.
Why does the neutron have the most mass in an atom?
Yes, a neutron has more mass than a proton or electron.
Does the amount of positive charge on a proton equals the amount of negative chatge on a neutron?
first off neutrons do not have a negative charge, they have a neutral charge what you are talking about is an electron which has a negative charge.and yes if there are the same amounts of protons or electrons then they balance each other out but still hold together because of covalent bonds
