2006-06-25 00:58:36 · 5 answers · asked by jj23 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
in the protons: positive charge in the nucleus, and the electrons (negatively charged) orbiting around the nucleus
2006-06-25 01:02:11 · answer #1 · answered by ewanspewan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as everyone has said electrons are negatively charged while proton are positively charged whereas neutrons are neutral.
The atom as a whole is neutral because the no. of protons and electrons are the same. The charge is not located at a particular place but spreaded out.
The no. of neutrons and protons determint the mass. If the proton or electron is more than the atom has a particular charge which is spreaded across the atom.
2006-06-25 01:22:15 · answer #2 · answered by Zohaib H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The charge is located in the protons (positive) and the electrons (negative).
But yes, I'm also puzzled where the 'charge' comes from, that is, how it is generated. And why the electrons do not fall into the nucleus, and what keeps them circling endlessly around it. What would happen if an electron fuses with a proton?
2006-06-25 01:05:54 · answer #3 · answered by multidisciplinarian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mass is located in the nucleus......but still the charge is spread all over the atom. but basically a simple atom has a neutral charge
2006-06-25 01:03:54 · answer #4 · answered by ksheetij 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the protons: positive charge in the nucleus, and the electrons (negatively charged) orbiting around the nucleus
is what i know
2006-06-25 01:06:48 · answer #5 · answered by bond 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋