Electrons are held in an atom by attraction to what particle or location?

a. Attraction to the positively charged protons in the nucleus

b. Attraction to the lowest electron shell

c. Attraction to the magnetic neutrons in the nucleus

d. Attraction to the other electrons in the atom

Answer:Attraction to the positively charged protons in the nucleus

Explanation:

According to the Bohr model. Electrons are held in the atom by electrostatic attraction to a positively charged nucleus. The idea of a positively charged nucleus was first postulated by Rutherford in his nuclear theory of atoms. This attraction was believed to keep the electron in its orbit.