Why does an atom have no electrical charge?

Answer 1

Atoms have equal number of positively charged particles and negatively charged particles and some particles having no charge. Since numbers of positively charged particles and negatively charged particles are equal the NET charge as whole is zero.

Answer 2

atoms have no overall electic charge.It is electically neutral.this is because an atom has both electrons and protons(protons in the nucleus and electons revolving around the nucleus).an electron has a negative charge of 1.6X10-19

while a proton has a positive charge of 1.6X10-19.these positive and negative charges are cancelled out an an electrically neutral atom is found.

Answer 3

An atom has no overall electrical charge because the number of positively charged protons in the nucleus is equal to the number of negatively charged electrons surrounding the nucleus. This balance of charges results in the atom being electrically neutral.

Answer 4

it is neutral because number of protons - positive charges - equal number of electrons - negative charges

Answer 5

Because the number of protons are equal to the number of electrons

Answer 6

An unreacted atom has the same number of protons (+) as electrons(-) so the total charge is zero.