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What would be attracted to a proton?

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Electrons are attracted to protons. This is because protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge. Due to the laws of magnetics these opposing charges will attract.

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electrons are negitively charged, they are attracted to positive charge. Either a proton or positively charged atom.

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is attracted to the protons

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Negative.

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