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In the absolute sense, something that is 'positively charged' has more protons than electrons (normally an object has equal numbers of protons and electrons and, therefore, is neutral).

However, an object can also be described as being 'positive' in the relative sense. For example, we often describe an object as being 'positive' (in comparison with another object) when it is actually negatively charged, but is 'less negative' than that other object. For example, in the case of a simple cell, both the copper and zinc electrodes are actually negatively charged; however, the copper electrode, being 'less negatively charged' than the zinc, is referred to as being the 'positive electrode'.

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