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Electrons and protons do have opposite charges and do show some attraction, although there are many more intermolecular attractions as well.

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Why electrons are attracted to protons?

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Why are electrons attracted to protons in the nucleus?

It is because both of them are oppositively charged particles. Since a proton is a positively charged particle and an electron is a negatively charged particle, hence they both develop an electrostatic force of attraction.


Do protrons in the nulceus attract electrons?

Yes, electrons have a negative charge while protons have a positive charge. Opposite charges attract each other.


Why do electron and proton doesnt suck to each other?

Electrons and protons attract each other because electrons have a negative charge and protons have a positive charge


What holds the electrons around the nucleas?

protons hold electrons around the nucleus. Electrons have a negative charge while protons have a positive charge, so since opposite charges attract each other, electrons and protons hold each other in place.


How are protons and electrons linked?

Protons and electrons are linked numerically; in any atom the number of protons and electrons is the same eg in carbon there are six of each. They have equal and opposite electric charges in an atom. The negative charge of each electron exactly balances the positive charge of each proton.


Are electrons equql to protons?

No, electrons have a negative charge and a different mass than protons; they do however, attract each other due to the positive and negative charges.


Ions are charged particles. Therefore ions must always have an unequal number of?

Ions are charged particles therefore ions must always have an unequal number of Protons and Electrons. Since the amount of protons, in general, can't change, then the amount of charge is controlled by how much electrons are present. E.g., If there is 7 protons and 7 electrons, the charge is 0 as the protons cancelled out the electrons. However if it gained 3 electrons, it would be 7 protons and 10 electrons and therefore have a charge of -3 (Because electrons are negatively charged)


Protons and electrons have this?

Protons and electrons have mass and charge.


When you subtract the number of electrons from the number of protons what do you get?

It should be:# of protons - # of electronsIt gives you the ion charge of the element. For example, Oxygen ion has 8 protons and 10 electrons. Therefore, 8 - 10 = -2 ----> O2-


When an atom has more protons than electrons what is its electrical charge?

No. An 'atom' can not have more electrons than protons because, by definition, an 'atom' is electrically neutral. If an 'atom' loses or gains an electron, it becomes an 'ion' and is electrically charged. An 'ion' with more electrons than protons will be NEGATIVELY charged because electrons carry negative charge.


The number of electrons is an ion with 20 protons and an ionic chargebof 2- is?

Electrons have a negative charge. Thus, a species with more electrons than protons will have a negative charge. The compound with 20 protons and a minus two charge must therefore have 22 electrons.