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Basically, an atom consists of a very tiny nucleus surrounded by electrons. To understand the basic structure of an atom, you really need to know that the nucleus and electrons have opposite electrical charges. The nucleus is positively charged, and the electrons are negatively charged. Opposite charges attract; this is why the electrons stay bound to the nucleus. If there are an equal number of negative (electron) charges as there are positive charges in the nucleus (which come from the protons in the nucleus), the atom will will have no charge. The nature of the electron states is addressed by quantum mechanics. Electrons have wave properties. Without getting too deeply into the quantum theory, quite a lot about atoms and their properties can be rationalized using the Bohr model of the atom.

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