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In an atom do protons ever equal to electrons?

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Any atom with no charge, which is all atoms in their purest, most basic form, have the same number of protons and electrons. They only have different numbers after they have reacted with something else and formed compounds like salt (sodium chloride), water and carbon dioxide.

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