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because an atom is electrically neutral

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Why does proton and electron are equal atomic number?

They have not atomic numbers. Atomic number is made by number of protons an atom has.


Does charge of proton and elactron are equal?

The charge of the proton is +1. The charge of the electron is -1. They are equal but opposite.


What is the electric charge does proton have in electron?

A proton has a positive charge which is equal in magnitude but opposite to the charge on an electron, which is negative.


Are the charges of protons and electrons opposite and equal?

Yes, a proton is a subatomic particle that carries a charge equal to but opposite to that of an electron. The proton has a positive charge, and the electron has a negative charge.


How much electrons equal to one protons?

In the quantity of the electrical charge, the electron and the proton contain equal but opposite charges. In terms of mass, the proton is about equal in mass to 1876 electrons.


How many electrons in an element with one proton?

The number of PROTONs and the number of ELECTRONs are always equal in a neutral atom. Therefore an element with one PROTON will have one ELECTRON and that element will be called Hydrogen.


How do you infer that an atom is electrically neutral or an ion by referring to its number of electrons?

if number of electron and protons are equal(except for H,as it has no proton,so it shoulh has one electron to be electrically neutral).


Is the charge of an electron greater than the charge of a proton?

they are equal.


Why is proton equal to electron?

because an atom is electrically neutral.


How is proton and electron alike?

Both have equal and opposite charges.


Which particle has no charge Electron Positron Neutron Proton?

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How many protons and elections does a carbon have?

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