Are electrons of an atom attracted to the positive charge of neutrons?

Answer 1

Neutrons are particles with a "balanced" makeup and have no net charge. The electron is negatively charged. There is no electrostatic interaction that results in a neutron being attracted to an electron. Neutrons can interact with electrons if a neutron is flying through space and encounters electrons in orbit around an atomic nucleus (which will result in scattering), but it ain't common. Electrons are hard to hit; they are very small targets for a neutron. And if they are struck by the much heavier neutron, they will recoil. Neutrons are usually stopped by a collision with an atomic nucleus. If a neutron doesn't hit anything, it will decay after a while (half-life of about 15 minutes). There ain't any free neutrons hanging around. The only interaction where the two little guys will be attracted to each other is through the gravitational force. It DOES work across the board (at all levels), but gravity is soooooo weak at this level (owing to the minuscule masses of the particles involved) that it can be pretty much disregarded.

Answer 2

Only by gravity, but that force is less than miniscule considering the small masses of the two particles. The electron has a negative electrostatic charge, and the neutron has no electrostatic charge, so there is no electrostatic attraction between them.

Answer 3

Protons are positively charged; neutrons are neutral in charge.

Yes, an atom's electrons are attracted to its protons. I'm pretty sure that the momentum of electrons keeps them from falling into the neucleus the same way a planet's momentum keeps it from falling into the sun. There is some doubt because Newton's laws don't always seem to apply at the atomic level.

Answer 4

No, electrons are attracted to the positive charge of the protons in the nucleus of an atom. Neutrons have no charge, so they do not interact with electrons in the same way as protons.