How do protons and electrons affect each other?

Answer 1

Protons don't really relate to electricity. Electron do because electricity is the flow of electrons through a wire. Protons don't really relate to electricity except in some nuclear physics applications. Electrons do because electricity, by definition, is the flow of electrons through a wire. In its most fundamental form, electricity is the movement of charged particles. Protons qualify because they are charged particles. We don't usually cause protons to "flow" like we commonly do electrons, though we do use them frequently in particle accelerators. But protons are not generally thought of as associated with "normal" electricity, which is usually considered to be the movement of electrons. It is the electron that is at the heart of electricity in the electronic world we live in. Wikipedia has all these facts and more. A link is provided.

Answer 2

The answer is simple, although perhaps not very satisfactory: they just do.

We can make no more basic statement than this: protons (actually, their quarks) and electrons possess a quantity we call "electric charge." This charge creates a force between all objects that possess this quantity.

WHY this thing we call "charge" exists, or where it comes from, is unknown and perhaps unknowable.

Answer 3

Protons are placed in the atomic nucleus and are positive; electrons move around the nucleus anare negative. The identity of a chemical element is given by the number of protons; the chemical reactions depends on the number of valence electrons.

Answer 4

Protons and electrons attract each other due to opposite charges - protons are positively charged while electrons are negatively charged. This electrostatic force of attraction is what keeps electrons orbiting around the nucleus of an atom. The number of protons in an atom determines its atomic number and therefore its identity.

Answer 5

Electricity is generated by the flow of electrons as electrons have an electric charge.

Answer 6

For a stable atom, no. of protons= no. of electrons

no of neutrons= Atomic Mass- no. of protons

Answer 7

Because they have opposites charges, protons and electrons attract each other.