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What is the electrical charge of an atom?

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An atom does not have an electrical charge. Atoms have equal numbers of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons.

If there are not equal numbers of protons (+1) and electrons (-1) then it is not called an atom, it is called an ion.

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Zero. If it's charged it's not an atom, it's an ion.

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